title: Positive youth development: thriving as the basis of personhood and civil society.
abstract: Positive youth development is conceptualized within a developmental systems theoretical model. The role of thriving processes and civic engagement in positive youth development is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University, USA.
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lerner
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brentano
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Dowling
authors.forename: Pamela M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006304:Health Status; D040361:Healthy People Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D028723:Personhood; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D009626:Terminology as Topic