Core Competencies to Prevent Problem Behaviors and Promote Positive Youth Development: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 122 (No. 122)
By Unknown Author.
Description
Adolescence generally is considered a time of experimentation and increased involvement in risk or problem behaviors, including early school leaving, violence, substance use, and high-risk sexual behavior. In this volume, the authors show how individual competencies linked to well-being can reduce youth involvement in these risk behaviors. Five core competencies are emphasized: a positive sense of self self-control decision-making skills a moral system of belief and a prosocial connectedness. The chapter authors summarize the empirical literature linking these competencies to each risk ...
ISBN(s)
0470442166, 9780470442166
