NDLI: Stability and Change in Positive Development During Young Adulthood

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Author	Hawkins, Mary T. Letcher, Primrose Sanson, Ann O’Conr, Meredith Toumbourou, John W. Olsson, Craig
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Calls have been made for a greater focus on successful development and how positive functioning can be conceptualized in theory and empirical research. Drawing on a large Australian community sample (N = 890; 61.7% female), this article examines the structure and stability of positive development at two time points during young adulthood. Previously, we developed and empirically tested a model of positive development at 19–20 years comprised of five first-order constructs (civic action and engagement, trust and tolerance of others, trust in authorities and organisations, social competence, and life satisfaction) and a second-order positive development construct. In the current study, we replicated this model at 23–24 years and found that it was again a good fit for the data, and was equally applicable for young men and women. Hence, positive development can be conceptualized according to five important dimensions at both ages. While variable-oriented tests suggested continuity in levels of positive development, person-oriented analyses revealed four distinct patterns of positive development over time—two reflecting stability (stable high [34.5%] and stable very low [11.6%]) and two characterized by change (low/average increasing [30.4%] and average decreasing [23.5%]). There were significant differences in the gender composition of these groups, with young women overrepresented in the more favourable groups. Thus, despite mean level stability, positive development is characterized by change for many young people, suggesting the importance of identifying factors that support young people’s capacity for positive functioning over this transitional period. The current findings contribute to our understanding of the nature and course of positive development over this important period.
Starting Page	1436
Ending Page	1452
Page Count	17
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00472891
Journal	Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Volume Number	40
Issue Number	11
e-ISSN	15736601
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2011-02-04
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Positive development Young adulthood Stability and change Developmental psychology History of Psychology Clinical Psychology Law and Psychology Psychology Child and School Psychology Health Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Developmental and Educational Psychology Social Psychology

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