The definition and preliminary measurement of thriving in adolescence

By P. Benson, Peter C. Scales. 2009

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Safety Research, Social Psychology

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Human Thriving: A Conceptual Debate and Literature Review (2017, background): “A further line of future research inquiry is the study of the lasting, and potentially cumulative, effect(s) of thriving on an individual (cf. Benson & Scales, 2009; Sarkar & Fletcher, 2014).”
Self-determination as a nutriment for thriving: Building an integrative model of human growth at work. (2014, background): “When psychologically thriving, individuals are not merely surviving (Saakvitne, Tennen, & Affleck, 1998) or getting by (Benson & Scales, 2009), but they are growing (Calhoun & Tedeschi, 1998; Joseph & Linley, 2008) – on an upward trajectory (Hall et al., 2009; Thomas & Hall, 2008).”
New Look at Social Support: A Theoretical Perspective on Thriving through Relationships (2014, background): “…thriving has been conceptualized in a variety of ways, all perspectives agree that it includes flourishing both personally and relationally (e.g., Benson & Scales, 2009; Bundick et al., 2010; Diener et al., 2010; Keyes, 2003, 2007; Lerner et al., 2010; Ryff & Singer, 1998, 2000, 2008; Seligman,…”
The student well-being model: a conceptual framework for the development of student well-being indicators (2014, methodology): “…view of wellness in school derived from a systems view of human development (for discussion regarding sytems thinking in relation to education, see Benson & Scales, 2009; Csikszentmihalyi & Csikszentmihalyi, 2006; Davis & Simmt, 2003; Davis & Sumara, 2006; Davis, Sumara, & Luce-Kapler, 2008;…”
Student Perceptions of Teacher Support and Competencies for Fostering Youth Purpose and Positive Youth Development: Perspectives From Two Countries (2014, background): “Positive Youth Development Though there are a number of survey measures of positive youth development (e.g., Benson & Scales, 2009; Bowers, Li, Kiely, Brittian, Lerner, & Lerner, 2010), many of them either are impractically long or fail to honor the multidimensionality and process nature of the…”
Thriving at work: Toward its measurement, construct validation, and theoretical refinement (2012, unknown): “When psychologically thriving, individuals are not merely surviving (Saakvitne, Tennen, & Affleck, 1998) or getting by (Benson & Scales, 2009) but rather are growing (Calhoun & Tedeschi, 1998; Carver, 1998; Ickovics & Park, 1998; Joseph & Linley, 2008) or on an upward trajectory (Hall et al., 2009;…”
Testing multidimensional models of youth civic engagement: Model comparisons, measurement invariance, and age differences (2017, background): “Three items measured purpose, or commitment to a future goal that is larger than the self, adapted from Benson and Scales (2009): “I believe I am going to make a difference in the world,” “I feel a sense of purpose in life,” and “I have plans for my future.””
Civic Purpose: An Integrated Construct for Understanding Civic Development in Adolescence (2015, background): “In our (and others’) usage of the term – purpose as an indicator of thriving, optimal development, and positive social functioning [e.g., Benson & Scales, 2009; Damon, 2008; Keyes, 2007] – the motivation that drives purpose cannot be antisocial or immoral: Individuals who aspire to have an impact…”
Is youth spiritual development a universal developmental process? An international exploration (2012, background): “Spirituality and religion are explicitly (although not universally) included in theories of positive psychology and thriving (e.g. Benson & Scales, 2009; Park & Peterson, 2005; Peterson & Seligman, 2004; Warren, Lerner, & Phelps, 2012) and linked to positive emotions, happiness, and other…”
How Supportive of Their Specific Purposes Do Youth Believe Their Family and Friends Are? (2013, methodology): “Thus, our study echoes Benson and Scales’ (2009) claim that youth can become “significant resources for creating environments that enable their own positive development.””
Ordinary magic, extraordinary performance: Psychological resilience and thriving in high achievers. (2014, background): “Interestingly, vitality did not appear to characterize resilience and thriving in our sample of high performers, which appears to provide some support for Benson and Scales’s (2009) statement that “thriving persons do not [italics added] always exhibit positive affect” (p.”