RT Journal Article
T1 The Developmental Assets Model for Positive Youth Development and Social Contribution: A Qualitative Study of Spanish Undergraduates
A1 Gómez Baya, Diego
A1 Martín Barrado, Antonio David
A1 Grasmeijer, Anna Jean
A1 Martín Gómez, Carmen
A1 Palacios Gálvez, María Soledad
A1 Morales Marente, Elena María
AB Relational developmental systems theory integrates a positive youth development (PYD) perspective on the transition toadulthood. Meanwhile, the developmental assets (DAs) model describes the personal and contextual resources that nurturePYD. This study examined the fulfillment of DAs and experience of social contribution in a sample of 23 Spanishundergraduates from seven universities (age range 18–25, Mage = 20 57, SD = 2 06). Data were collected from seven focusgroups, each comprising undergraduate students from different academic years, universities, and degree programs. Allinterviews were conducted in Spanish for 50–65 min and comprised eight questions divided into three sections (internal assets,external assets, and social contribution and barriers). The results indicated that among internal assets, positive values, socialcompetencies, and positive identity were important for adolescents. Additionally, the external asset of social support was ahighly relevant resource. Regarding social contribution, the participants showed empathy towards the needs of the communityand reported that helping others was rewarding. Clearly, the youth’s perspectives on their development should be consideredwhile creating prevention and promotion programs that foster internal and external assets
PB Wiley
SN 1534-8687 (electrónico)
YR 2025
FD 2025-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24933
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24933
LA eng
NO Gomez-Baya, D., Martin-Barrado, A.-D., Grasmeijer, A. J., Martin-Gomez, C., Palacios-Galvez, M. S., & Morales-Marente, E. (2025). The Developmental Assets Model for Positive Youth Development and Social Contribution: A Qualitative Study of Spanish Undergraduates. In Y. Geng (Ed.), New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development (Vol. 2025, Issue 1). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1155/cad/8882255
NO This research was funded by the Research, Development,and Innovation Projects of European Regional DevelopmentFund in Andalusia 2014–2020, Grant NumberUHU1259711, and by the Excellence Research Projects Fundof the Consejeria de Universidad, Investigacion e Innovacionof the Junta de Andalucia, Grant Number PROYEXCEL_00303. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declarationof Helsinki and approved by the Institutional Review Boardof the University of Huelva on 10 January 2019(UHU1259711) for studies involving humans. Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Huelva / CBUA
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026