title: Promoting positive youth development in the face of contextual changes and challenges: the roles of individual strengths and ecological assets.
abstract: Experiencing positive and healthy youth development may be particularly challenging in the face of abrupt, major, rapid, or nonnormative ecological changes. Aligning individual youth strengths and ecological assets may promote youth thriving in the face of these changes.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University.
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lerner
authors.forename: Edmond P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Bowers
authors.forename: G John
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Geldhof
authors.forename: Steinunn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gestsdóttir
authors.forename: Lisette
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Desouza
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D017753:Ecosystem; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012380:Role; D012922:Social Change