The Bridge-Positive Youth Development measure is an open-source, 40-item Likert survey initially validated using responses from 7-18-year-old children in a community-based after school program in Denver, CO. It uses a resilience-based framework incorporating the 5 Cs: Competence, Confidence, Connection, Character, and Caring/Compassion.
Content
Competence, Confidence, Connection, Character, Caring/Compassion, Resilience
Administration Information
Access and Use
Mohamed, N. H., Hamzah, S. R. A., Ismail, I. A., & Samah, B. A. (2018). Youth religiosity as a mediator of the relationship between psychosocial factors and positive youth development. Environment and Social Psychology, 3(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.18063/esp.v3.i1.677
Mohamed, N. H., Hamzah, S. R. A., & Samah, I. A. (2017). Parental and Peer Attachment and its Relationship with Positive Youth Development. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7(9), 352-62. https://doi.org/10.6007/ijarbss/v7-i9/3331
Psychometrics
Lopez, A., Yoder, J. R., Brisson, D., Lechuga-Pena, S., & Jenson, J. M. (2015). Development and validation of a positive youth development measure: The Bridge-Positive Youth Development. Research on Social Work Practice, 25(6), 726-736. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731514534899