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The relation of community developmental attentiveness to adolescent health
Peter C Scales1, Nancy Leffert, Renee Vraa
1Search Institute, Minneapolis MN, USA. scalespc@search-institute.org
Objective:
To investigate the relation of student exposure to selected developmental assets with indicators of thriving, using more reliable measures than previously reported.
Methods:
Self-report surveys were completed by a diverse sample of 5136 students in 6th-12th grades. Analyses of variance were used to examine the assets-thriving relation.
Results:
A majority of students reported experiencing only 3 of 12 assets. The more assets students reported, the more they reported thriving in physical, psychological, social, and academic domains.
Conclusions:
Adults must become more intentional about building the relationships, opportunities, values, and skills young people need for optimally healthy development.