Description:
Adolescents and parents report on a number of items reflecting positive adjustment and well-being. Scales include: Engagement, Perseverance, Optimism, Connectedness, and Happiness.
Reference(s)
Kern, M. L., Benson, L., Steinberg, E. A., & Steinberg, L. (2016). The EPOCH measure of adolescent well-being. Psychological Assessment, 28, 586-597.
Publication(s)
Bertrand, C., Steinberg, L., Duell, N., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K. A., Gurdal, S., Junla, D., Lansford, J. E., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A. T., Sorbring, E., Bornstein, M. H., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Yotanyamaneewong, S., Alampay, L. P., Al-Hassan, S. M., Bacchini, D., Chang, L., & Deater-Deckard, K. (2025). Physical activity and two-year change in adolescent well-being in nine countries. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 35(2), e70035.
Bornstein, M. H., Gorla, L., Rothenberg, W. A., Lansford, J. E., Bacchini, D., Chang, L., Deater-Deckard, K., Fonseca, G., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K. A., Gurdal, S., Junla, D., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A. T., Sorbring, E., Steinberg, L., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Yotanyamaneewong, S., Alampay, L. P., Al-Hassan, S. M., & Lerner, R. M. (in press). Positive youth development from early adolescence to young adulthood in nine countries: Intercepts, trajectories, and associations with parental warmth and behavioral control. Journal of Research on Adolescence.
Buchanan, C. M., Zietz, S., Lansford, J. E., Skinner, A. T., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K. A., Gurdal, S., Liu, Q., Long, Q., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Sorbring, E., Steinberg, L., Tapanya, S., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Yotanyamaneewong, S., Alampay, L. P., Al-Hassan, S. M., Bacchini, D., Bornstein, M. H., Chang, L., & Deater-Deckard, K. (2023). Typicality and trajectories of problematic and positive behaviors over adolescence in eight countries. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 99172.
Cortright, C., An, D., Lansford, J. E., Bornstein, M. H., Chang, L., Deater-Deckard, K., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K. A., Gurdal, S., Junla, D., Liu, Q., Long, Q., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A. T., Sorbring, E., Steinberg, L., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Yotanyamaneewong, S., Alampay, L. P., Al-Hassan, S. M., & Bacchini, D. (2026). The relations among depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and optimism during adolescence: Longitudinal evidence from nine countries. Development and Psychopathology, 38, 552–563.
Duell, N., Lansford, J. E., Rothenberg, W. A., Alampay, L. P., Al-Hassan, S. M., Bacchini, D., Bornstein, M. H., Chang, L., Deater-Deckard, K., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K. A., Gurdal, S., Junla, D., Liu, Q., Long, Q., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A. T., Sorbring, E., Uribe Tirado, L., M., Yotanyamaneewong, S., & Steinberg, L. (2025). Positive risk taking across the world. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 35, e70021.
Lansford, J. E., Skinner, A. T., Godwin, J., Chang, L., Deater-Deckard, K., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K. A., Gurdal, S., Liu, Q., Long, Q., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Sorbring, E., Steinberg, L., Tapanya, S., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Yotanyamaneewong, S., Alampay, L. P., Al-Hassan, S. M., Bacchini, D., & Bornstein, M. H. (2023). Pre-pandemic psychological and behavioral predictors of responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in nine countries. Development and Psychopathology, 35, 1203 – 1218.