PMID- 37498701 OWN - NLM STAT- Publisher LR - 20230727 IS - 1939-1544 (Electronic) IS - 0090-5550 (Linking) DP - 2023 Jul 27 TI - Adding some "Cs": Expanding positive youth development to include disability and identity. LID - 10.1037/rep0000513 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Although numbers of youth with disabilities (YWD) are increasing, this population continues to be poorly represented in psychological and developmental research. There is a demonstrated need to better understand identity development in YWD. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this review was to determine the applicability of a contemporary developmental model, positive youth development (PYD), for YWD. PYD describes six "Cs" that contribute to thriving in youth: competence, confidence, connection, character, caring/compassion, and contribution. We explored which "Cs" contribute to identity development in YWD, what appears to be unique, and how PYD could be adapted to better include this population. METHOD: Through a qualitative metasynthesis, we explored how PYD emerged across the qualitative literature from psychology and related fields for YWD. We coded 18 qualitative articles according to the original definitions of the "Cs" of PYD and tracked emerging constructs across included studies. RESULTS: Findings reveal evidence for four out of six of the original "Cs" in YWD. Two emerging "Cs," coping and constraints, may be unique to this population. CONCLUSIONS: PYD may be applicable for YWD, but an expanded version may be more relevant to this group. The addition of newly defined "Cs" could contribute to a better understanding of positive development in YWD and other marginalized populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved). FAU - Kuhlmann, Emily H AU - Kuhlmann EH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4294-5411 AD - Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, University of Iowa. FAU - Foley-Nicpon, Megan AU - Foley-Nicpon M AD - Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, University of Iowa. FAU - Mahatmya, Duhita AU - Mahatmya D AD - College of Education, University of Iowa. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230727 PL - United States TA - Rehabil Psychol JT - Rehabilitation psychology JID - 0365337 SB - IM EDAT- 2023/07/27 19:10 MHDA- 2023/07/27 19:10 CRDT- 2023/07/27 12:13 PHST- 2023/07/27 19:10 [medline] PHST- 2023/07/27 19:10 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/07/27 12:13 [entrez] AID - 2023-93515-001 [pii] AID - 10.1037/rep0000513 [doi] PST - aheadofprint SO - Rehabil Psychol. 2023 Jul 27. doi: 10.1037/rep0000513.