Promoting Supportive Relationships in Youth Programs: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective
Although research suggests that positive contact with non-parental adults is developmentally beneficial for youth; many adolescents do not have access to such relationships. It is important that adults structure existing relationships to optimize positive youth development. Relationships with adults...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2008-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Youth Development |
Online Access: | http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/287 |