INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS   
Asset Type Asset Name and Definition
Commitment
to Learning
 		Achievement motivation:
Young person is motivated to do well in school.
School engagement:
Young person is actively engaged in learning.
Homework:
Young person reports doing at least one hour of homework every school day.
Bonding to school:
Young person cares about his school.
Reading for pleasure:
Young person reads for pleasure three or more hours per week.
Positive Values
 		Caring:
Young person places high value on helping other people.
Equality and social justice:
Young person places high value on promoting equality and reducing hunger and poverty.
Integrity:
Young person acts on convictions and stands up for his for beliefs.
Honesty:
Young person "tells the truth even when it is not easy."
Responsibility:
Young person accepts and takes personal responsibility.
Restraint:
Young person believes it is important not to be sexually active or to use alcohol or other drugs.
Social Competencies
 		Planning and decision making:
Young person knows how to plan ahead and make choices.
Interpersonal competence:
Young person has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills.
Cultural competence:
Young person has knowledge of and comfort with people of different cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds.
Resistance skills:
Young person can resist negative peer pressure and dangerous situations.
Peaceful conflict resolution:
Young person seeks to resolve conflict nonviolently.
Positive Identity
 		Personal power:
Young person feels he has control over "things that happen to me."
Self-esteem:
Young person reports having a high self-esteem.
Sense of purpose:
Young person reports that "my life has a purpose."
Positive view of personal future:
Young person is optimistic about his personal future.

  Internal Developmental Assets
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EXTERNAL DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS 
Asset Type Asset Name and Definition
Support Family support:
Family life provides high levels of love and support.
Positive family communication:
Young person and his parents communicate positively, and young person is willing to seek advice and counsel from parents.
Other adult relationships:
Young person receives support from three or more nonparent adults.
Caring neighborhood:
Young person experiences caring neighbors.
Caring school climate:
School provides a caring, encouraging environment.
Parental involvement in schooling:
Parents are actively involved in helping young person succeed in school.
Empowerment Community values youth:
Young person perceives that adults in the community value youth.
Youth as resources:
Young people are given useful roles in the community.
Service to others:
Young person serves in the community one hour or more per week.
Safety:
Young person feels safe at home, at school and in the neighborhood.
Boundaries and Expectations Family boundaries:
Family has clear rules and consequences, and monitors the young person's whereabouts.
School boundaries:
School provides clear rules and consequences.
Neighborhood boundaries:
Neighbors take responsibility for monitoring young people's behavior.
Adult role models:
Parents and other adults model positive, responsible behavior.
Positive peer influence:
Young person's best friends model responsible behavior.
High expectations:
Both parents and teachers encourage the young person to do well.
Constructive
Use of Time 		Creative activities:
Young person spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice of music, theater or other arts.
Youth programs:
Young person spends three or more hours per week in sports, clubs, or organizations at school and/or in community organizations.
Religious community:
Young person spends one hour or more per week in activities in a religious institution.
Time at home:
Young person is out with friends "with nothing special to do" two or fewer nights per week.
  External Developmental Assets
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POSITIVE OUTCOMES OF DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS

OUTCOME   DESCRIPTION
Healthy Behavior
(protective) 		Drug Free
Non violent
Law abiding
Social Confidence
Abstain from early sexual activity
Thriving
(enhancement -
personal optimism)
Projected future happiness
Projected future success 		School success
Affirmation of diversity
Compassion for others.
Leadership
Choosing a healthy lifestyle (nutrition & exercise)
Resiliency
 		Capacity to rebound in the face of adversity