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40 Developmental Assets
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Asset Type |
Asset Name |
Definition |
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Support |
1. Family Support |
Family Provides high levels of love and support |
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2. Positive Family Communication |
Young person and her or his parents communicate positively |
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3. Other Adult Relationships |
Young person receives support from three or more non-parent adults |
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4. Caring Neighborhood |
Young person experiences caring neighbors |
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5. Caring School Climate |
School provides a caring encouraging environment |
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6. Parent Involvement in Schooling |
Parents are actively involved in helping young person succeed in school |
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Empowerment |
7. Community Values Youth |
Young Person perceives that adults in the community value youth |
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8. Youth as Resources |
Young people are given useful roles in the community |
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9. Service to Others |
Young person serves in the community one hour or more per week |
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10. Safety |
Young person feels safe at home, at school, and in the neighborhood |
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Boundaries |
11. Family Boundaries |
Family has clear rules and consequences, and monitors the young person's whereabouts |
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12. School Boundaries |
School provides clear rules and consequences |
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13. Neighborhood Boundaries |
Neighbors take responsibility for monitoring young people's behaviors |
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14. Adult Role Models |
Parents and other adults model positive, responsible behavior |
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15. Positive Peer Influence |
Young person's best friends model responsible behavior |
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16. High Expectations |
Both parents and teachers encourage the young person to do well |
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Constructive |
17. Creative Activities |
Young person spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice in music, theater, or other arts |
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18. Youth Programs |
Young person spends three or more hours per week in sports, clubs, or organizations at school and/or in the community |
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19. Religious Community |
Young Person spends one or more hours per week in activities in a religious institution |
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20. Time at Home |
Young person is out with friends "with nothing special to do" two or fewer nights per week |
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Commitment to Learning |
21. Achievement motivation |
Young person motivated to do well in school |
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22. School Engagement |
Young person is actively engaged in learning |
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23. Homework |
Young person reports doing at least one hour of homework every school day |
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24. Bonding to School |
Young person cares about his or her school |
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25. Reading for Pleasure |
Young person reads for pleasure three or more hours per week |
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Positive Values |
26. Caring |
Young person places high value on helping other people |
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27. Equality and Social Justice |
Young person places high value on promoting equality and reducing hunger and poverty |
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28. Integrity |
Young person acts on convictions and stands up for her or his beliefs |
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29. Honesty |
Young person "tells the truth even when it is not easy" |
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30. Responsibility |
Young person accepts and takes personal responsibility |
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31. Restraint |
Young person believes that it is important not to be sexually active or use alcohol or other drugs |
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Social Competencies |
32. Planning and Decision Making |
Young person knows how to plan ahead and make choices |
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33. Interpersonal Competence |
Young person has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills |
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34. Cultural Competence |
Young person has knowledge of and comfort people of different cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds |
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35. Resistance Skills |
Young person can resist negative peer pressure and dangerous situations |
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36. Peaceful Conflict Resolution |
Young person seeks to resolve conflicts nonviolently |
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Positive Identity |
37. Personal Power |
Young person feels he or she ahs control over "things that happen to me" |
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38. Self-Esteem |
Young person reports having high self-esteem |
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39. Sense of Purpose |
Young person reports that "my life has a purpose" |
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40. Positive View of Personal Future |
Young person is optimistic about his or her personal future |