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Stability and transitions in positive youth development profiles among adolescents: The role of interpersonal relationships.
| Τίτλος: | Stability and transitions in positive youth development profiles among adolescents: The role of interpersonal relationships. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Li Y; School of Education, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China., Deng M; Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China., Li X; School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China., Yu G; Institute of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China. |
| Πηγή: | Applied psychology. Health and well-being [Appl Psychol Health Well Being] 2026 Oct; Vol. 18 (5), pp. e70232. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101502957 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1758-0854 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17580854 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Appl Psychol Health Well Being Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Oxford : Blackwell |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Adolescent Behavior*/psychology , Interpersonal Relations* , Adolescent Development* , Parent-Child Relations*, Humans ; Adolescent ; Male ; Female ; China |
| Περίληψη: | Adolescence is a period of significant developmental plasticity, offering opportunities to foster positive strengths. Research has suggested that positive youth development (PYD) varies across individuals and cultures; however, there is still limited understanding of how PYD evolves over time, particularly in non-Western cultural contexts. To address this gap, the current study employed latent profile analysis and latent transition analysis to identify distinct PYD profiles, examine transitions between profiles, and investigate the predictive roles of interpersonal relationships. A total of 1680 Chinese adolescents (45.9% male, M (© 2026 International Association of Applied Psychology.) |
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| Grant Information: | 25SGB022 Key Project of the National Social Science Foundation of China |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: adolescence; interpersonal relationships; positive youth development; stability and transitions |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20261001 Date Completed: 20261001 Latest Revision: 20261001 |
| Update Code: | 20261001 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/aphw.70232 |
| PMID: | 42817066 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1758-0854 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/aphw.70232 |