Youth purpose: a standalone construct

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Positive psychology

a stable, generalized intention to accomplish something meaningful to oneself that also matters to the world beyond the self, studied as it develops in adolescence.

In positive psychology, youth purpose refers to a stable, generalized intention to accomplish something meaningful to oneself that also matters to the world beyond the self, studied as it develops in adolescence. This meaning comes from Damon (2003) in Applied Developmental Science.[1]

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Damon, W., Menon, J., & Cotton Bronk, K. (2003). The Development of Purpose During Adolescence. Applied Developmental Science, 7(3), 119-128. https://doi.org/10.1207/s1532480xads0703_2

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