Outreach Materials

A Good Question, a Search Institute blog post
Author: Amy Syvertsen
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Civic and Character Development: Good Data Starts with Good Measures, a CIRCLE guest blog post
Authors: Amy Syvertsen, Laura Wray-Lake, and Aaron Metzger
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Youth Civic and Character Measures Toolkit
Authors: Amy Syvertsen, Laura Wray-Lake, and Aaron Metzger
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Organized Activities: Youth Engagement and Why it Matters Research Brief
Authors: Roots of Engaged Citizenship Team
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Papers

Adolescents’ Evaluations of Political Leaders: The Case of President Donald Trump
Authors: Aaron Metzger, Lauren Alvis, Katelyn Romm, Laura Wray-Lake, and Amy Syvertsen
Publication: Journal of Research on Adolescence (2020)
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The Role of Family Civic Context in Character Development across Childhood and Adolescence
Authors: Jennifer Shubert, Laura Wray-Lake, Amy Syvertsen, and Aaron Metzger
Publication: Applied Developmental Science (2019)
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Examining Character Structure and Function across Childhood and Adolescence
Authors: Jennifer Shubert, Laura Wray-Lake, Aaron Metzger, and Amy Syvertsen
Publication: Child Development (2019)
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The Intersection of Emotional and Sociocognitive Competencies with Civic Engagement in Middle Childhood and Adolescence
Authors: Aaron Metzger, Lauren Alvis, Benjamin Oosterhoff, Elizabeth Babskie, Amy Syvertsen, and Laura Wray-Lake
Publication: Journal of Youth and Adolescence (2018)
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Being a Latinx Adolescent Under a Trump Presidency: Analysis of Latinx Youth’s Reactions to Immigration Politics
Authors: Laura Wray-Lake, Rachel Wells, Lauren Alvis, Sandra Delgado, Amy Syvertsen, and Aaron Metzger
Publication: Children and Youth Services Review (2018)
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Testing multidimensional models of youth civic engagement: Model comparisons, measurement invariance, and age differences
Authors: Laura Wray-Lake, Aaron Metzger, and Amy Syvertsen
Publication: Applied Developmental Science (2017)
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Exploring Associations of Character Profiles and Out-of-School Time Activities among Children and Adolescents
Authors: Jennifer Shubert, Laura Wray-Lake, Amy Syvertsen, Aaron Metzger
Publication: Journal of Character Education (2016)
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Testing Multidimensional Models of Youth Civic Engagement: Model Comparisons, Measurement Invariance, and Age Differences
Authors: Laura Wray-Lake, Aaron Metzger, and Amy Syvertsen
Publication: Applied Developmental Science (2016)
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How Children Understand Civic Actions: A Mixed Method Perspective
Authors: Aaron Metzger, Amy Syvertsen, Benjamin Oosterhoff, Laura Wray-Lake, and Elizabeth Babskie
Publication: Journal of Adolescent Research (2015)
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Character Development: Are We Putting the Cart before the Horse?
Authors: Jennifer Shubert, Laura Wray-Lake, Aaron Metzger, and Amy Syvertsen
Publication: Human Development, Letter to the Editor (2015)
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Sociopolitical Development and Positive Youth Development: Emerging Themes from the 2014 Youth Civic Engagement Preconference from the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence
Authors: Holly Karakos and Laura Wray-Lake
Publication: International Journal of Developmental Science (2015)
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