Search Institute

While technically neither a thesaurus nor a strictly controlled vocabulary, this listing of conceptual categories gives insight into the “mental maps” our indexers use in assigning keywords and gives a snapshot of the breadth of content in the database. It is offered to help you choose search terms that are likely to give the most complete results. This keyword list will be updated as needed.

The search engine is robust, and a keyword search will look for the terms entered in all fields. Thus, your search need not be limited to these assigned keywords.

Focus

Spirituality Religion

Discipline

Psychology Sociology Anthropology Health Education Schools Religious Professions Social Science Social Work Theology Biology

Location

United States Canada North America Latin America Europe Asia Middle East Africa Australia International (Country name, such as South Africa)

Setting

Urban Rural Suburban

Age Focus

Preschool Elementary Child Children Adolescent Youth Adolescence Teenagers (use Adolescent, Adolescence, or Youth) Adult Adults Lifespan

Gender

Female Girls Women Male Boys Men Other

Faith Tradition

Jew Judaism Jewish Orthodox Reform Reconstructionist Conservative Christian Christianity Mainline Protestant Catholic Roman Catholic Orthodox Evangelical Charismatic Pentecostal Seventh Day Adventists Buddhist Buddhism Zen Tibetan Buddha Ltter Day Saint Mormon Baha’i Muslim Shiite Sunni Sufi Islam Islamic Pagan Hindu Hinduism Indigenous (Africa, North America)

Race-Ethnicity-Geographic (adjective)

American African African American Asian Asian American Indigenous Native American African White European Arab Arab American Latino Latina Latin American Australian

Method

Quantitative Qualitative Review Theoretical

Focus

Foundational Theory Methods Measures Measurement Instruments Descriptive Demographics Trends Developmental Personality Biology Cognitive Development Social Emotional Development Development Ecology Family Families Congregation Schools Community Impact Risk Risks Thriving Resilience Resiliency Application Religious Education Clinical Ministry Practice

Other

Search Institute data Faith Maturity Scale Developmental Assets John Templeton Foundation Eugene C. Roehlkepartain Peter L. Benson

Format

Book Article Book chapter Other format (reports, proceedings, sermons, speeches, audio or video recordings)