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ArticleJournal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence2026

On the coactions between perceived program quality and youth purpose: Toward a model of dynamic person⇔context relations.

Ruoying Zhang, Roya Abbasi-Asl, Margaret Mackin, Jacqueline V Lerner, Richard M Lerner, Alistair Sim, Elizabeth M Dowling, Jonathan M Tirrell, Natasha Keces, Alexa Hasse and 4 more

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Article in Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ruoying ZhangLynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1076-3805
Roya Abbasi-AslEliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1186-5424
Margaret MackinEliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3174-6158
Jacqueline V LernerLynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4637-8538
Richard M LernerEliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9426-9048
Alistair SimCompassion International, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
Elizabeth M DowlingEliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
Jonathan M TirrellEliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
Natasha KecesEliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2604-889X
Alexa HasseEliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
Kirsten OlanderEliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7378-9837
Kiana DouglasCompassion International, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
Patience KibbediCompassion International, Kampala, Uganda.
Jane WanyamaCompassion International, Kampala, Uganda.

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Compassion International CW2276870TWCF TWCF0516
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Abstract

Contemporary theories of positive youth development (PYD) emphasize dynamic, mutually beneficial relationships between individuals and their contexts as a pathway to thriving and contribution. However, there remains a critical gap in longitudinal, theory-driven research examining youth strengths (e.g., purpose) and contextual assets (e.g., program quality) in Majority World contexts, particularly within structured youth programming. The present study examined reciprocal relationships between perceived program quality (a higher-order factor of the Big Three) and youth purpose using three waves of longitudinal data from a sample of 615 adolescents (50.3% female; ages 9-16, M

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Adolescent DevelopmentAdolescentChildFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleUgandaBig ThreeCompassion International Study of PYDperceived program qualitypositive youth developmentpurposeUganda

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PMID42834779
PMCPMC13639514

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