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developmental assets  

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  • Although there is increasing evidence that religion and spirituality can protect young people from problem behaviors, increase resilience, and promote thriving, the mechanisms underlying this association are unclear. The developmental assets framework offers a tool for exploring these links. [Source: Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development; Assets, Developmental]

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