The Beyond-the-Self Dimension of Purpose in US College Students: A longitudinal study
Colby, Anne and Malin, Heather
Public Presentations
The Center on Adolescence encourages participation at professional meetings, invited talks, and other events related to the work of Center. Here is a summary of presentations by Center members, former members, and visitors beginning with academic year 2007-2008.
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Employing Moral Exemplars in Moral Education: Empirical Evidence and Assessment
Colby, Anne; Han, Hyemin and othersExploring Purpose at School: High school Purpose Programs from the Perspective of Alumni, Students, and Teachers
Malin, HeatherThe Language of Morality: Differences in Life Satisfaction, Stress, and Purpose
Fereday, Brendan
What College Students Are After and Why: A Longitudinal Study
Colby, AnneLife Stories in the Formation of Purpose, Gratitude, and Positive Identity
Damon, William and King, Pamela
Liberal Learning the Development of Purpose in College
Anne Colby and Heather MalinLeading in Times of Polarization: Developing Students’ Purpose Orientation
William Damon
Purpose at colleges
William Damon
Student Responses to Pandemic-related Disruptions in Higher Education
Anne ColbyPerceived Stress and the Impact on Life Satisfaction: The Moderating Effect of Purpose
Brendan FeredayPurpose at College: The Association between College Experiences and Purpose among Young Adults
Heather MalinPurposeful Engagement: A Driver of College Student Well-being
Emily Schell
Youth purpose research
Heather Malin
Teaching for Purpose
Heather Malin
Keynote address: The Development of Purpose across the Lifespan: Individual and Collective Dimensions
William DamonPurpose Moderates the Relationship Between Stress and Life Satisfaction Among College Students
Emily MortonPurpose as a Treatment Intervention for Suicidal Adolescents
Heather Malin and Michele BerkParadise Lost and Found: Sense of Purpose Attenuates Links between Derailment and Distress
Anthony L. Burrow and Patrick L. HillPurpose Development in College Students: The Role of Critical Consciousness
Allison White and Belle Liang
The Family Purpose Project: Initial Findings
Kendall Cotton BronkThe Purpose of Family Wealth
Tarek el Sehity and Heinrich LiechtensteinThe Meaning and Importance of Family Purpose
Anne Colby and William Damon
A new measure of purpose in adults: Capturing the multidimensional nature of purpose
Matthew Bundick, Kathleen Remington, & Emily MortonDo compassionate teenagers finish last? How compassion relates to well-being and school outcomes
Indra LiauwSeven life goods: Purpose and well-being in later life
Anne Colby & Emily Morton
The personal and social benefits of purpose beyond the self in later life
Jim Emerman, Anne Colby, & Helen Dennis
Supporting the Development of Purpose in Older Adults
Jim Emerman, Anne Colby, Jeanne Nakamura & Laura Carstensen
Facilitating purpose beyond the self in older adults
Jim Emerman, Anne Colby, & Helen Dennis
The Relationship of Wisdom to Positive Functioning in Older American Adults
Anne ColbyPurpose in Later Life – Toward a Cultural Revolution
Anne Colby, William Damon, Kathleen Remington, Matthew BundickSupporting Civic and Political Development among Latino Youth
Heather MalinProsocial Purpose in Early Adolescence: How Schools Support its Development
Heather Malin, Robert Borah, and Kathleen RemingtonUnderstanding and Expressing Gratitude: Perspectives of Eighth-Grade Students
Indra Liauw
Differences in Adolescent Gratitude Expression
Robert Borah & Kathleen Remington
The Relationship between Brain Regions Associated with Self and Moral Functioning in Moral Judgment
Hyemin Han, Jingyuan Chen, Changwoo Jeong, Gary H. Glover
Youth Purpose: New Methods for Assessment
Kendall C. Bronk (Chair), Rachel Baumsteiger, Brian R. Riches, and Heather Malin
Are Attainable Exemplars More Effective at Promoting Students’ Moral Motivation?
Hyemin Han, Changwoo Jeong, William Damon, and Geoffrey L. Cohen
What makes young people thrive in civics in the US and Europe?
Kirsi Tirri (Chair & Presenter) with Indrawati Liauw (Presenter) and Heather MalinLongitudinal Study of Civic Engagement in the Transition to Adulthood
Hyemin Han, Indrawati Liauw (Co-Presenters), and Heather MalinA Meta-Analysis of fMRI Studies of Morality and Its Implications
Hyemin HanMoral Heroes and Exemplars: Character Strengths at the Heart of Moral Leadership
Anne ColbyA (New) New Science for Moral Education: The Importance of Exemplars of Virtue for Human Flourishing
William Damon
Clues to Increasing the Civic-Political Engagement of Demographically High-Risk Youth
William Damon, Parissa Ballard, Heather Malin and Anne Colby
Investigations of the Beyond-the-Self Dimension of Purpose in Adolescents and Emerging Adults
Brandy Quinn (Chair), Kendall C. Bronk, Matthew Bundick, Heather MalinComplex Links between Experiencing Discrimination and Developing Ideas about Society among Diverse Youth
Parissa Ballard, Chair and Presenter
Civic Engagement in Developmentally Salient Contexts
Parissa Jahromi Ballard and Heather Malin (Co-Organizers), Sara K. Johnson, Lisette M. DeSouza, Tenelle Porter & William DamonMethods for Studying Purpose Development Across the Life-Span
Heather Malin (Organizer and Presenter), Kendall Bronk, Dustin Hunt & Anthony Burrow
How Exemplar Research Informs Moral Psychology and Moral Education
William Damon (Chair) with Hyemin Han (Presenter)A Cross-Cultural fMRI Investigation of Moral Decision Making Processes
Hyemin Han, Gary H. Glover, and Changwoo JeongA Comparative Study of Moral Education Textbooks in Korea and Japan
Hyemin Han, Sora Kim, Changwoo Jeong, and Yutaka Kunii
