RT Journal Article
T1 Socio-Demographic Differences in Positive Youth Development in Spanish Undergraduates
A1 Gómez Baya, Diego
A1 Muñoz Parralo, María
A1 Martín Barrado, Antonio David
A1 Trejos Castillo, Elizabeth
A1 Gaspar de Matos, Margarida
A1 Wiium, Nora
AB The positive youth development (PYD) model is a strength-based conceptualization of thetransition to adulthood, in which the relationships that individuals establish within this context areessential. These adaptive contextual–individual interactions allow youths to acquire better psychologicaladjustment and greater social participation. The PYD model differentiates five areas to benurtured (the 5Cs) in young people: confidence, competence, connection, caring, and character. Thepresent work aimed to examine differences in overall PYD and its respective 5Cs among Spanishuniversity students based on their socio-demographic characteristics. A cross-sectional study with1038 students between 18 and 28 years old from 11 Spanish universities was conducted. In order toassess the 5Cs, the Spanish adaptation of the 5Cs of the PYD Short Form was used. When analyzingthe variability of the 5Cs according to socio-demographic variables, some relevant differences werefound, though with small effect sizes. Students with better scores on the 5Cs included those whowere living in the countryside or big cities, studied Social Sciences, were enrolled in small universities,had parents with a high education level, and those who reported high socio-economic status.Women presented higher scores in terms of connection, caring, and character, whereas men reportedmore perceived competence and confidence, which may be due to gender socialization duringadolescence and youth. Families with parents with a higher level of education and of a highersocio-economic level may offer more resources and support greater positive youth development.These social inequalities in PYD may suggest the need for the promotion of equal opportunities ineducation, health promotion, and social participation, which may allow young people from all backgrounds to develop their individual potential.
PB MDPI
SN 2076-0760 (electrónico)
YR 2023
FD 2023-12-22
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23309
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23309
LA eng
NO Gómez-Baya, D., Muñoz-Parralo, M., Martín-Barrado, A. D., Trejos-Castillo, E., Gaspar de Matos, M., & Wiium, N. (2023). Socio-Demographic Differences in Positive Youth Development in Spanish Undergraduates. In Social Sciences (Vol. 13, Issue 1, p. 11). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13010011
NO This research and the APC were funded by the Research, Development, and InnovationProjects of European Regional Development Fund in Andalusia 2014–2020, grant number UHU-1259711, and by the Excellence Research Projects Fund of the Junta de Andalucia, grant numberPROYEXCEL_00303.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026