Contribution of Positive Youth Development to the Understanding of Adolescent Behavior

This book has been authored keeping in mind the phrase "from problem child to potential child". Many theorists have theorized about the potential of human capacity each individual is bestowed with. Contribution of Positive Youth Development to the Understanding of Adolescent Behaviour serves as a remarkable platform to understand adolescents from Gen Y perspective and showcases a unique system that would help these adolescents realize their own potentials. This book lays foundation towards the study of Positive Youth Development, its importance and applications in India. This book has been purposefully researched and written to corroborate the insights into adolescent minds and behaviours. It aims to understand the risk and protective factors in adolescent development. This book is primarily addressed to educators, researchers and policy makers who play a very important role in the growth and development of an adolescent. An understanding of psychological processes, as one of thebasic factors that influence behavior will help them provide for better means of meeting the complex needs of adolescents with varied mental abilities, and physical and emotional make-ups.