Profiles of Student Life: Attitudes & Behaviors Survey—Now with Four Core and More!

New from Search Institute Survey Services

Available now!

…A comprehensive revision of Profiles of Student Life: Attitudes and Behaviors (A&B), one of our most respected and frequently administered surveys.

The 2008 Attitudes and Behaviors survey includes:

  • Four Core Measures data required of Drug Free Communities grantees for COMET reporting
  • Measures of the 40 Developmental Assets
  • Eight indicators of thriving measures
  • Risk behaviors and high-risk behavior patterns
  • Deficit measures


Key survey questions address the Four Core Measures:

  • Young people’s use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana in the past 30 days
  • Average age of their first use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana
  • Youth perception of the risk involved
  • Youth perception of their parents’ disapproval of substance use

New A&B Sample

In your community’s customized A&B survey report, you’ll find a strong link revealed between Developmental Assets, thriving, and risk behaviors, specifically for your youth. The survey report is part of a comprehensive package that includes:

  • Consultation with SI survey experts
  • Clear survey administration instructions
  • A user-friendly report with clearly marked tables and graphs
  • Professional scanning and processing
  • A discounted SI resource of your choice

The revised A&B survey report contains the following:

  • Executive Summary and Four Core Measures pull-out sections
  • Results by grade level and gender (sample size permitting)
  • All survey questions and the constructs they measure
  • Survey response frequencies
  • Descriptions of Developmental Assets, thriving behaviors, risk behaviors, and deficits, and their relevance to young people in your community
  • Reference list
  • List of SI resources for communities, organizations, families, and individuals
  • FAQs

If you’re a DFC grantee and new to the Developmental Assets framework, you’ll be gratified to know that:

  • Youth who report higher levels of Developmental Assets generally report fewer risk behaviors than peers who report fewer assets.
  • Strong, measurable links exist between youth assets, thriving, and risk behaviors.
  • Measures of Developmental Assets in the A&B add value to your prevention efforts.
  • Support for mobilizing communities, organizations, families, and individuals in your prevention work is included in the report appendices.

For decades, Search Institute has been a trusted name in helping communities discover how adolescents and teens experience life, using time-tested, reliable surveys that give young people a strong voice.




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