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  • Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Growing emphasis on successful development and positive functioning in research.
  • Previous empirical testing of a five-dimensional positive development model in young adults.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the structure and stability of positive development in young adulthood.
  • To replicate a previously established model of positive development at a later age.
  • To identify distinct patterns of positive development over time.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study of a large Australian community sample (N = 890).
  • Replication of a five-construct model of positive development at ages 19-20 and 23-24.
  • Variable-oriented and person-oriented analyses to assess continuity and change.

Main Results:

  • The five-dimensional model of positive development demonstrated good fit and applicability across genders at both time points.
  • Variable-oriented analyses indicated continuity in average levels of positive development.
  • Person-oriented analyses revealed four distinct developmental patterns: stable high, stable low, increasing, and decreasing positive development.

Conclusions:

  • Positive development is a stable, multi-dimensional construct in young adulthood.
  • Despite overall stability, significant individual variation in positive development trajectories exists.
  • Young women are disproportionately represented in more favorable positive development groups, suggesting gendered differences in developmental pathways.