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The current chapter extends Positive Youth Development (PYD) scholarship by applying the developmental assets model in relation to academic achievement and risky behaviors among 779 Albanian youth in Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia. The findings revealed that Albanian youth in Kosovo registered higher academic achievement and those in Albania showed more risky behaviors than their peers in other countries. For all youth, developmental assets were positively associated with academic achievement. A set of path models showed that external assets (environmental resources) were positively related to risky behaviors, whereas internal assets (interpersonal strengths) were positively associated to academic achievement but negatively to risky behaviors. The current chapter lays the groundwork for PYD scholarship among youth with Albanian background in four South-Eastern European countries.
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Uka, F., Bërxulli, D., Hasani, A., Peci, B., Taravari, G., Wiium, N. (2021). DevelopmentalAssets, Academic Achievement and Risky Behaviors Among Albanians in Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia. In: Dimitrova, R., Wiium, N. (eds) Handbook of Positive Youth Development. Springer Series on Child and Family Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70262-5_10
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