Below is a list of publications by Search Institute staff related to sparks and thriving.
Compiled by Sandy Longfellow, May 20, 2010
Benson, P. L. (2008). Sparks: How parents can help ignite the hidden strengths of teenagers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Benson, P. L., Roehlkepartain, E. C., & Scales, P. C. (in press). Spirituality and Positive Youth Development. In L. Miller (Ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Psychology of Spirituality and Consciousness. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Benson, P. L., & Scales, P. C. (2009). Positive youth development and the prevention of youth aggression and violence. European Journal of Developmental Science, 3, 218-234.
Benson, P. L., & Scales, P. C. (2009). The definition and preliminary measurement of thriving in adolescence. Journal of Positive Psychology, 4(1), 85–104.
Benson, P. L., & Scales, P. C. (in press). Thriving and sparks: Development and emergence of new core concepts in positive youth development. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence, Springer.
Scales, P. C., Benson, P. L., & Roehlkepartain, E. C. (2010). Adolescent thriving: The role of sparks, relationships, and empowerment. Paper under review, Journal of Youth and Adolescence.
Scales, P. C., Roehlkepartain, E. C., & Benson, P. L. (2009). Teen voice 2009: The untapped strengths of 15-year-olds. Minneapolis and Richfield, MN: Search Institute and Best Buy Children’s Foundation.
Scales, P. C., Roehlkepartain, E. C., & Benson, P. L. (2010). Teen Voice 2010: Relationships that matter to America’s 15-year-olds. Minneapolis and Richfield, MN: Search Institute and Best Buy Children’s Foundation.
