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This chapter applies the 5Cs of PYD model to a sample of 302 emerging adults in New Zealand.
Emerging adulthood represents a critical developmental context spanning the ages of 18–29 years to make positive changes and increase the likelihood of young people succeeding in their lives. To this end, the 5Cs model provides an ideal strength-based framework to assess optimal functioning of young people. The model postulates that the 5Cs (e.g., confidence, competence, character, connection, caring) mediate the relation between emerging adults’ strengths (e.g., hopeful expectations for the future) and optimal well-being (e.g., life satisfaction). The results of the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) showed that hopeful expectations for the future were linked to life satisfaction via the mediating role of the 5Cs. The chapter confirms the cross-cultural extension of the 5Cs of PYD model and outlines relevant research, policy and practice directions for young people in New Zealand.
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Fernandes, D., Fetvadjev, V., Wiium, N., Dimitrova, R. (2021). The 5Cs of Positive Youth Development in New Zealand: Relations with Hopeful Expectations for the Future and Life Satisfaction Among Emerging Adults. In: Dimitrova, R., Wiium, N. (eds) Handbook of Positive Youth Development. Springer Series on Child and Family Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70262-5_16
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