The Bridge-Positive Youth Development (Bridge-PYD)

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

Domains
Self Awareness,
Self Management,
Responsible Decision Making,
Social Awareness,
Relationship Skills
Subdomain

Competence, Confidence, Connection, Character, Caring/Compassion, Resilience 

Grades
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
15 minutes
Administration
Paper
Timed
No

Access and Use

Open Access
Yes
Use in Research

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

Scoring
Manual scoring
Referencing
Norm-referenced
Psychometric References

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

National Comparison
No
Item Type
Likert

Psychometric Considerations

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