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01-11-2010 | Empirical Research

Profiles of a Developmental Asset: Youth Purpose as a Context for Hope and Well-Being

Auteurs: Anthony L. Burrow, Amanda C. O’Dell, Patrick L. Hill

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 11/2010

Abstract

While having a purpose in life has been theorized as a developmental asset, the extent to which adolescents cultivate a meaningful sense of direction is not well understood. In the present study, cluster analysis was used to classify adolescents by levels of purpose exploration and commitment. The sample (N = 318; 55% female) consisted of youth aged 14–18 and was predominantly White/non-Hispanic (76.3%). Results supported four meaningful yet distinguishable profiles of youth purpose that are largely consistent with theories on identity formation: Achieved, Foreclosed, Uncommitted, and Diffused. Hypothesized linkages with affect and hope were established across the profiles such that positive emotions and goal-directed thinking were most apparent among Achieved and Foreclosed youth and least apparent among Diffused and Uncommitted youth. Overall, findings demonstrate the inherent complexity in adolescents’ engagement with purpose and suggest a correspondence between stronger commitments to purpose and youths’ sense of personal agency and well-being.

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Titel: Profiles of a Developmental Asset: Youth Purpose as a Context for Hope and Well-Being
Auteurs: Anthony L. Burrow
Amanda C. O’Dell
Patrick L. Hill
Publicatiedatum: 01-11-2010
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 11/2010
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-009-9481-1

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