RESUMO
An analysis is presented of the longitudinal stability over the course of a year of characteristics of positive functioning and of individual and ecological developmental assets, among African American male youth involved in gangs or in community-based organizations (CBOs) serving youth. Evidence is provided for the potential of positive youth development among both groups of adolescents.
Assuntos
Comportamento do Adolescente , Negro ou Afro-Americano/psicologia , Processos Grupais , Desenvolvimento Humano , Delinquência Juvenil/psicologia , Logro , Adolescente , Análise de Variância , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Áreas de PobrezaRESUMO
The Search Institute framework for conceptualizing developmental assets was used in a longitudinal study of African American male youth involved in gangs or in community-based organizations (CBOs) serving youth. Analyses of intraindividual change indicated that individual and ecological assets are linked to positive developmental trajectories among these youth.