This concluding commentary highlights common themes that emerged across the chapters in this volume. We identify strengths and limitations of the core competencies framework and discuss the importance of context, culture, and development for understanding the role of the core competencies in preventing risk behavior in adolescence. We also outline possible areas for future research linking posi...

Widespread distribution of Japanese comics (manga) is part of a global youth culture that can be viewed as a knowledge society. The paper presents research in progress about how knowledge is being "framed" by young people through established forms or structures, through discipline associated with active learning and participation, and through thoughtful reflection and discussion with peers. His...

Purpose The health and well-being of America’s youth is increasingly in jeopardy due to a ‘screen-based’ culture that decreases exposure to the natural world. We hypothesized that interactions with nature would promote physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual well-being. To investigate this claim, we surveyed young adults at a three-week science and wilderness camp in rural West Virginia.

Racism and White supremacy culture shape the experiences of youth adults in mentoring programs, which is detrimental to development BIPOC youth. The aims this paper are a) show why anti-racism training education for adult mentors necessary promoting positive b) offer a framework anti-racist mentors. We review research showing how mentors’ attitudes about race, ethnicity can harm their relations...

Strong evidence links alcohol use to partner violence perpetration among adults, but the relation between youth alcohol use and dating violence perpetration (DVP) is not as well studied. The authors used meta-analytic procedures to evaluate current knowledge on the association between alcohol use and DVP among youth. The authors reviewed 28 studies published in 1985-2010; most (82%) were cross-...

INTRODUCTION Young people with eating disorders are at risk of harm to their social, emotional and physical development and life chances. Although they can be reluctant to seek help, they may access social media for information, advice or support. The relationship between social media and youth well-being is an emotive subject, but not clearly understood. This qualitative study aimed to explore...

This piece is the commentary by Elizabeth Bostic, providing a parent view point on research and program development that affects children and youth with special health needs and chronic conditions. She points to the differences in culture between the general public and researchers and the need for the language we all speak to reflect common understanding.

In this study, the role of oriental education in increasing importance traditional culture, culture against pop which is now becoming a part all countries, way man and his life path philosophy, leading to perfection are discussed research. views. It about establishing view Eastern philosophy as youth system forming stronger more durable worldview than foreign ideas ideologies.