The relationship between the factors of positive youth development and well-being

Cilj provedenog istraživanja bio je ispitati odnos čimbenika pozitivnog razvoja mladih - kompetencije, samopouzdanja, povezanosti, karaktera, brižnosti - i dobrobiti. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku adolescenata koji su činili srednjoškolci i studenti preddiplomskih studija (N=725) raspona godina 15 – 25 (M=18.38, SD=2.234). Sudionici su ispunili upitnik Pet C pozitivnog razvoja mladih (Five Cs of PYD-SF; Geldhof i sur., 2014) te Warwick-Edinburgh upitnik mentalne dobrobiti (WEMWBS; Tennant i sur., 2007). Rezultati pokazuju kako su svi čimbenici pozitivnog razvoja mladih u značajnoj pozitivnoj korelaciji s dobrobiti. Rezultati regresijske analize pokazuju kako su samopouzdanje, povezanost, kompetencija i karakter značajni pozitivni prediktori dobrobiti. Suprotno očekivanju, rezultati pokazuju kako brižnost nije značajan prediktor dobrobiti. Čimbenici pozitivnog razvoja mladih predstavljaju snage koje podupiru zdrav i pozitivan razvoj. Istraživanje odnosa čimbenika pozitivnog razvoja i dobrobiti doprinosi razumijevanju zdravog i prilagođenog funkcioniranja izvan zaključivanja o njemu na temelju izostanka psihopatoloških simptoma.The aim of the current study was to examine relationship between indicators of positive youth development – competence, confidence, connection, character, caring – and wellbeing. The study was conducted on a sample of adolescents consisted of high school and undergraduate students (N=725) with age range between 15 and 25 years (M=18.38, SD=2.234). Participants completed a questionnaire regarding indicators of positive youth development (Five Cs of PYD-SF; Geldhof et al., 2014) and Warwick-Edinburgh mental well-being scale (WEMWBS; Tennant et al., 2007). The results show significant positive correlations between all indicators of positive youth development and wellbeing. Regression analysis results revealed confidence, connection, competence and character as significant positive predictors of wellbeing. Contrary to expectations, results show that caring is not significant predictor of wellbeing. Indicators of positive youth development represent strengths that enable youth to develop healthy and positively. Examining relationship between indicators of positive youth development and wellbeing contributes to our understanding of healthy and adaptive functioning beyond inferring about it based on a lack of psychopathological symptoms