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1. Family support - Family life provides high
levels of love and support
2. Positive family communication - Young person is
willing and able to seek counsel and advice from parents
3. Other adult relationships - Young person receives
support from non-parent adults
4. Caring neighborhood - Young person knows and
trusts most close neighbors
5. Caring school climate - School environment is
safe and encouraging
6. Parent involvement in school - Parents work with
school to help young person succeed
7. Community values youth - Adults in community
work for good of youth
8. Youth as resources - Young person is given
useful roles in community
9. Service to others - Young prson gives at least
one hour of community service weekly
10. Safety - Young person is safe at home, school
and in the community
11. Family boundaries - Family has clear rules,
consequences, and monitors young person's whereabouts
12. School boundaries - School provides clear rules
and consequences
13. Neighborhood boundaries - Neighbors monitor
young person's behavior
14. Adult role models - Parents and other adults
model responsible, positive behavior
15. Positive peer influence - Close friends model
responsible, positive behavior
16. High expectations - Parents, teachers, other
adults encourage excellence
17. Creative activities - Young person spends at
least three hours weekly in lessons or practice in music or other arts
18. Youth programs - Young person spends at least
three hours weekly in sports, clubs, school or community organizations
19. Religious community - Young person spends at
least one hour weekly in religious practice
20. Home time - Young person is at home with family
at least three nights weekly
21. School achievement - Young person is actively
engaged in learning
22. Homework - Young person does at least one hour
of homework each evening
23. Bonding to school - Young person identifies with
his school program
24. Reading for pleasure - Young person reads for
pleasure at least three hours weekly
25. Caring - Young person places high value on
helping others
26. Integrity - Young person acts on his convictions
and stands up for his beliefs
27. Honesty - Young person tells the truth even
when it is not easy
28. Responsibility - Young person accepts and takes
personal responsibility for his behavior
29. Restraint - Young person believes it is
important to abstain from sexual activity, alcohol and drug use
30. Moral Courage - Young person can overcome
adversity and resist negative external forces
31. Interpersonal competence - Young person has
empathy, sensitivity and friendship skills
32. Cultural competence - Young person has
knowledge of and comfort with people of other cultural/racial/ethnic
backgrounds
33. Resistance skills - Young person can resist peer
pressure and dangerous situations
34. Peaceful conflict resolution - Young person
seeks to resolve conflict non-violently
35. Personal power - Young person feels he has
control over "things that happen to me"
36. Self-worth - Young person has confidence in his
value as an individual
37. Sense of purpose - Young person believes there
is purpose to his life
38. Positive view of personal future - Young person
is optimistic about his future
39. Planning, decision making - Young person knows
how to plan ahead and make positive choices
40. A relationship with a key adult - Young person
has a strong, bonding experience with a mentor who motivates him to
develop his best self
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