Papers presented at a conference held in Washington, D.C. in March 2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction and conceptual framework / Kristin Anderson Moore and Laura H. Lippman -- The Values in Action Inventory of Character Strengths for youth / Nansook Park and Christopher Peterson -- Adolescent spirituality / Peter L. Benson, Peter C. Scales, Arturo Sesma Jr., and Eugene C. Roehlkepartain -- Children's life satisfaction / E. Scott Huebner, Shannon M. Suldo, and Robert F. Valois -- Measuring hope in children / C.R. Snyder -- The Ethnic Identity Scale / Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor -- Leisure time activities in middle childhood / Sandra L. Hofferth and Sally C. Curtin -- Healthy Habits among Adolescents: Sleep, Exercise, Diet, and Body Image / Kathleen Mullan Harris, Rosalind Berkowitz King, and Penny Gordon-Larsen -- Adolescent participation in organized activities / Bonnie L. Barber, Margaret R. Stone, and Jacquelynne S. Eccles -- Positive interpersonal and intrapersonal functioning: an assessment of measures among adolescents / Brian K. Barber -- A scale of positive social behaviors / Sylvia R. Epps, Seoung Eun Park, Aletha C. Huston, and Marika Ripke -- The Parent-Adolescent Relationship Scale / Elizabeth C. Hair, Kristin Anderson Moore, Sarah B. Garrett, Akemi Kinukawa, Laura H. Lippman, and Erik Michelson -- Positive indicators of sibling relationship quality: the Sibling Inventory of Behavior / Brenda L. Volling and Alysia Y. Blandon -- The Patterns of Adaptive Learning Survey / Eric M. Anderman, Tim Urdan, and Robert Roeser -- Ability self-perceptions and subjective task values in adolescents and children / Jacquelynne S. Eccles, Susan A. O'Neill, and Allan Wigfield -- Assessing academic self-regulated learning / Christopher A. Wolters, Paul R. Pintrich, and Stuart A. Karabenick -- Identifying adaptive classrooms: dimensions of the classroom social environment / Helen Patrick and Allison M. Ryan -- Connection to school / Clea McNeely -- School engagement / Jennifer A. Fredricks, Phyllis Blumenfeld, Jeanne Friedel, and Alison Paris -- Community-based civic engagement / Scott Keeter, Krista Jenkins, Cliff Zukin, and Molly Andolina -- Prosocial orientation and community service / Peter C. Scales and Peter L. Benson -- Frugality, generosity, and materialism in children and adolescents / Tim Kasser