Asset Type

Asset Name

Definition

Percentage

Support

1. Family support

2. Positive family communication

3. Other adult relationships

4. Caring neighborhood

5. Caring school climate

6. Parent involvement in schooling

Family life provides high levels of love and support.

Young person and her or his parent(s) communicate positively, and young person is willing to seek advice and counsel from parent(s).

Young person receives support from three or more nonparent adults.

Young person experiences caring neighbors.

School provides a caring, encouraging environment.

Parent(s) are actively involved in helping young person succeed in school.

64%

26%

41%

40%

24%

29%

Empowerment

7.  Community values youth

8.  Youth as resources

9.  Service to others

l0. Safety

Young person perceives that adults in the community value youth.

Young people are given useful roles in the community.

Young person serves in the community one hour or more per week.

Young person feels safe at home, at school, and in the neighborhood.

20%

24%

50%

55%

Boundaries and expectations

11. Family boundaries

12. School boundaries

13. Neighborhood boundaries

14. Adult role models

15. Positive peer influence

16. High expectations

Family has clear rules and consequences, and monitors the young person's whereabouts.

School provides clear rules and consequences.

Neighbors take responsibility for monitoring young people's behavior.

Parent(s) and other adults model positive, responsible behavior.

Young person's best friends model responsible behavior.

Both parent(s) and teachers encourage the young person to do well.

43%

46%

46%

27%

60%

41%

Constructive use of time

17. Creative activities

18. Youth programs

19. Religious community

20. Time at home

Young person spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice in music, theater, or other arts. 

Young person spends three or more hours per week in sports, clubs, or  organizations at school and/or in the community.               

Young person spends one or more hours per week in activities in a  religious institution.                                               

Young person is out with friends "with nothing special to do" two or  fewer nights per week.                                             

19%


59%



64%


50%

Commitment to learning

21. Achievement motivation

22. School engagement

23. Homework

24. Bonding to school

25. Reading for pleasure

Young person is motivated to do well in school. 

Young person is actively engaged in learning.                                

Young person reports doing at least one hour of homework every school day.

Young person cares about his or her school.                              

Young person reads for pleasure three or more hours per week.          

63%

64%

45%


51%

24%

Positive values

26. Caring

27. Equality and social justice

28. Integrity

29. Honesty

30. Responsibility

31. Restraint

Young person places high value on helping other people.        
    

Young person places high value on promoting equality and reducing hunger and poverty.

Young person acts on convictions and stands up for her or his beliefs.

Young person "tells the truth even when it is not easy." 

Young person accepts and takes personal responsibility.

Young person believes it is important not to be sexually active or to use alcohol or other drugs.

43%

45%


63%


63%

60%

42%

Social Competencies

32. Planning and decision making

33. Interpersonal competence

34. Cultural competence

35. Resistance skills

36. Peaceful conflict resolution

Young person knows how to plan ahead and make choices.                 

Young person has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills.                  

Young person has knowledge of and comfort with people of different cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds.

Young person can resist negative peer pressure and dangerous situations.

Young person seeks to resolve conflict nonviolently.                          

29%

43%

35%

37%

44%

Positive Identity

37. Personal power

38. Self-esteem

39. Sense of purpose

40. Positive view of personal future

Young person feels he or she has control over "things that happen to me."     

Young person reports having a high self-esteem. 

Young person reports that "my life has a purpose."                           

Young person is optimistic about his or her personal future.     

45%


47%

55%

70%