PMID- 20387108 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20101029 LR - 20220317 IS - 1573-6601 (Electronic) IS - 0047-2891 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 7 DP - 2010 Jul TI - Special issue introduction: the meaning and measurement of thriving: a view of the issues. PG - 707-19 LID - 10.1007/s10964-010-9531-8 [doi] AB - We introduce this special issue on the foundations and functions of adolescent thriving by summarizing the developmental systems theory-based, positive youth development (PYD) perspective. The PYD perspective frames much of contemporary research about health and positive development across the adolescent period and, more specifically, frames the 4-H Study of PYD, the data set from which the empirical work in this special issue is drawn. We discuss the different ways in which the articles in this special issue elucidate different facets of the PYD perspective. In addition, we summarize the implications of this research for future scholarship and for applications aimed at improving the life chances of diverse adolescents. FAU - Lerner, Richard M AU - Lerner RM AD - Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts University, 305 Lincoln Filene, Medford, MA, 02155, USA. richard.lerner@tufts.edu FAU - von Eye, Alexander AU - von Eye A FAU - Lerner, Jacqueline V AU - Lerner JV FAU - Lewin-Bizan, Selva AU - Lewin-Bizan S FAU - Bowers, Edmond P AU - Bowers EP LA - eng PT - Editorial PT - Introductory Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Youth Adolesc JT - Journal of youth and adolescence JID - 0333507 SB - IM MH - *Adaptation, Psychological MH - Adolescent MH - Child MH - Child Development MH - *Human Development MH - Humans MH - Risk Reduction Behavior MH - *Surveys and Questionnaires EDAT- 2010/04/14 06:00 MHDA- 2010/10/30 06:00 CRDT- 2010/04/14 06:00 PHST- 2010/04/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/04/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/10/30 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s10964-010-9531-8 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Youth Adolesc. 2010 Jul;39(7):707-19. doi: 10.1007/s10964-010-9531-8.