Positive youth development
POSITIVE
To substitute or rather supplement the deficit approach that had characterized youth studies, Positive Youth Development emerged as a strength-based perspective at the turn of the 21st century. The PYD perspective sought more to study youth strengths (e.g., positive values and social competence) and how alignment with the resources and opportunities in youth contexts (e.g., home and school) can facilitate positive developmental outcomes and eventually, youth contribution (Consistent with Burkhard et al. (