40 Developmental Assets

40 Developmental Assets

1)    Family Support - Family life provides high levels of love and support.

2)    Positive Family Communication - Young person and her or his parent(s) communicate positively young person is willing to seek advice and counsel from parents.

3)    Other Adult Relationships - Young person receives support from three or more nonparent adults.

4)    Caring Neighborhood - Young person experiences caring neighbors.

5)    Caring School Climate - School provides a caring, encouraging environment.

6)    Parent Involvement in Schooling - Parent(s) are actively involved in helping young person succeed in school.

7)    Community Values Youth - Young person perceives that adults in the community value youth.

8)    Youth as Resources - Young people are given useful roles in the community.

9)    Service to Others - Young person serves in the community one hour or more per week.

10) Safety - Young person feels safe at home, school, and in the neighborhood.

11) Family Boundaries - Family has clear rules and consequences and monitors the young person’s whereabouts.

12) School Boundaries - School provides clear rules and consequences.

13) Neighborhood Boundaries - Neighbors take responsibility for monitoring young people’s behavior.

14) Adult Role Models - Parent(s) and other adults model positive, responsible behavior.

15) Positive Peer Influence - Young person’s friends model responsible behavior.

16) High Expectations - Both parent(s) and teachers encourage the young person to do well.

17) Creative Activities - Young person spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice in music, theater, or other arts.

18) Youth Programs - Young person spends three or more hours per week in sports, clubs, or organizations at school and/ or in the community.

19) Religious Community - Young person spends one or more hours per week in activities in a religious institution.

20) Time at Home - Young person is out with friends "with nothing special to do" two or fewer nights per week.

21) Achievement Motivation - Young person is motivated to do well in school.

22) School Engagement - Young person is actively engaged in learning.

23) Homework - Young person reports doing at least one hour of homework every school day.

24) Bonding to School - Young person cares about her or his school.

25) Reading for Pleasure - Young person reads for pleasure three or more hours per week.

26) Caring - Young person places high value on helping other people.

27) Equality and Social justice - Young person places high value on promoting equality and reducing hunger and poverty.

28) Integrity - Young person acts on convictions and stands up for her or his beliefs.

29) Honesty - Young person "tells the truth even when it is not easy."

30) Responsibility - Young person accepts and takes personal responsibility.

31) Restraint - Young person believes it is important not to be sexually active or to use alcohol or other drugs.

32) Planning and Decision Making - Young person knows how to plan ahead and make choices.

33) Interpersonal Competence - Young person has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills.

34) Cultural Competence - Young person has knowledge of and comfort with people of different cultural/ racial/ ethnic backgrounds.

35) Resistance Skills - Young person can resist negative peer pressure and dangerous situations.

36) Peaceful Conflict Resolution - Young person seeks to resolve conflict nonviolently.

37) Personal Power - Young person feels he or she has control over "things that happen to me."

38) Self-Esteem - Young person reports having a high self-esteem.

39) Sense of Purpose - Young person reports that "my life has a purpose."

40) Positive View of Personal Future - Young person is optimistic about her or his personal future.