[en] Although global research on the 5Cs model of Positive Youth Development (PYD; competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring) has expanded in recent years, there is a lack of understanding about distinct and consistent PYD profiles across youth from diverse socio-cultural contexts. To address this gap, this study utilized a person-oriented analytic approach to examine the PYD profiles of 11,481 emerging adults (Mage = 21.77; SDage = 2.74; 68.66% females) from 21 countries in four continents. Results of the multi-group latent profile analysis revealed four consistent profiles of PYD across countries: high/balanced (41%), self-efficacious (28%), socio-emotional (20%), and low/self-centered (11%). Participants' age, gender, educational attainment, and country-level collectivism were also found to be associated with specific profiles. Older and more-educated females from less collectivistic countries were more likely to be in a high/balanced profile, while younger males from more collectivistic countries tend to be in a low/self-centered profile. Older and more-educated males from less collectivistic countries were more likely to be in a self-efficacious profile, while younger and less-educated females from more collectivistic countries tend to be in a socio-emotional profile. Controlling these socio-contextual covariates, the four profiles exhibited distinct relations with adaptive (resilience and contribution) and maladaptive outcomes (anxiety and adverse life experiences) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results highlight the importance of fostering a balanced set of Cs, which include both self-efficacious and socio-emotional qualities, to promote positive adaptation in challenging times across diverse developmental settings.
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
Buenconsejo, Jet Uy ; Department of Special Education and Counselling, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. jubuenconsejo@eduhk.hk
Ferrer-Wreder, Laura ; Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Dimitrova, Radosveta ; Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Pavlova, Iuliia ; Faculty of Pedagogical Education, Ivan Boberskyj Lviv State University of Physical Culture, Lviv, Ukraine. pavlova.j.o@gmail.com ; Virtual Ukraine Institute for Advanced Study, Kyiv, Ukraine. pavlova.j.o@gmail.com
Bosnar, Ksenija; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Bartoluci, Sunčica; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Katović, Darko; Department of Electronic Systems and Information Processing, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Prot, Franjo; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Sultana, Mst Sadia; Department of Health, Society, and Behavior, UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health, Irvine, CA, USA ; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Islam, Md Saiful; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh ; Centre for Advanced Research Excellence in Public Health (CARE-Public Health), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Michałek-Kwiecień, Justyna; Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
Skrzypińska, Katarzyna; Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
Kazmierczak, Maria; Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
Lewandowska-Walter, Aleksandra; Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
Borchet, Judyta; Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
Buzea, Carmen; Department of Social Sciences and Communication, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brașov, Romania
Stefenel, Delia; Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania
Page, Daniel Thomas; School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Luden, Michael Kyle; Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Jovanović, Veljko; Department of Psychology, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Kittieteerasack, Priyoth; Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
STANCIU, Adrian ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS) > Lifespan Development, Family and Culture ; Data and Research on Society, GESIS-Leibniz Institute for Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
Friehs, Maria-Therese; Faculty for Psychology, Fern Universität in Hagen, Hagen, Germany
Rivera, Rita M; Department of Clinical Psychology, Albizu University, San Juan, Puerto Rico ; Counseling & Psychological Services, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Aruta, John Jamir Benzon; Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
Bodnar, Ivanna; Faculty of Pedagogical Education, Ivan Boberskyj Lviv State University of Physical Culture, Lviv, Ukraine
Petrytsa, Petro; Department of Physical Education and Rehabilitation, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Ternopil, Ukraine
Andres, Andrii; Department of Physical Education, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine
Wendt, Guilherme Welter; Postgraduate Program in Applied Health Sciences, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
Thome, Luciana Dutra; Department of Psychology, Federal University of Bahia, Bahia, Brazil
Yunes, Maria Angela Mattar; Post Graduation Program of Psychology, Universidade Salgado de Oliveira, Rio de Jeneiro, Brazil
Giordani, Rubia Carla Formighieri; Science Health, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
Musso, Pasquale; Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Cassibba, Rosalinda; Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Silletti, Fabiola; Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Miconi, Diana; Department of Educational Psychology and Andragogy, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
Karakulak, Arzu; Psychology Department, Mef University, Istanbul, Türkiye
Yıldırım, Ebrar; Department of Clinical Psychology, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Türkiye
Martín-Carbonell, Marta; Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Santa Marta, Colombia
Palacio, Luz Marina Alonso; Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
Gaete, Jorge; Faculty of Education, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile ; Millennium Nucleus to Improve the Mental Health of Adolescents and Youths, Imhay, Chile
Landabur, Rodrigo; Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Atacama, Copiapó, Chile
Chen, Bin-Bin; Department of Psychology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Gan, Yiqun; School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences and Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
Lin, Danhua; Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Abdul Kadir, Nor Ba'yah; Center for Research in Psychology and Human Well-Being, Universiti Kebangsaan, Bangi, Malaysia
Krauss, Steven; Department of Human Development and Family Science, 4-H Center for Youth Development, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
Ayub, Norzihan; Faculty of Psychology and Education, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Saiful, Mohd Saiful Husain; Department of Statistics, University Sains Malaysia, George Town, Malaysia
Malik, Sadia; Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
Yu, Yue; Centre for Research in Child Development, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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