Positive Youth Develpment the Five C's

The “5 Cs” of Positive Youth Development

Out-of-school time settings like organized activity programs can play a supporting role in adolescent's development

Competence:

Positive view of one’s

actions in specific areas, including

social, academic, cognitive, health, and

vocational.

Confidence: Internal sense of overall

positive self-worth and self-efficacy.

Connection:

Positive bonds with people

and institutions that are reflected in

exchanges between the individual and his/

her peers, family, school, and community

in which both parties contribute to the

relationship.

Character:

Respect for societal and

cultural norms, possession of standards

for correct behaviors, a sense of right and

wrong, and integrity.

Caring/Compassion:

A sense of empathy

and sympathy for others.

Positive Youth Development builds upon

what have become known as the “Five Cs”:

Competence, Confidence, Connection,

Character, and Caring (Lerner, et al.,

2005). Young people who have developed

these “Five C’s” are considered to be on

the developmental path to the Sixth C:

Contribution to self, family, community, and

the institutions of society (Lerner, et al., 2005).

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