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This study focuses on psychometric validity & reliability of a new self-report measure of well-being skills. Our goal is to collect validation evidence for a new teen-focused measure of well-being skills. This self-report measure, designed to be used by researchers and educators, draws on findings from contemplative science that well-being develops from employing skills that can be learned. These skills support healthy and successful functioning in teens, including meta-cognition, self-control, curiosity, perseverance, and healthy relationships. In this study, we plan to address two questions about the measure: (1) how similar it is to existing related questionnaires (convergent validity) (2) whether scores are the same when someone takes the measure again at a different time (test-retest reliability)

Examining the developmental trajectory of motivation, social, cognitive and affective competencies, and self-beliefs and their relationship to social and academic outcomes.

Qualitative data collection for understanding the world of teens and life purpose.

This study aims to look at how and when well-being skills develop in adolescents, and the degree to which their presence is associated with positive outcomes.

A study involving a sample of 1,000 racially and socio-economically diverse 8th - 12th graders examining the relationship between social, cognitive and affective competencies and social and academic outcomes.

We have been developing novel mobile-device-based measures of each of these constituents of well-being. These include measures from three primary sources: questionnaires, experience sampling and neuroscientifically-grounded behavioral tasks.

This study focuses on the developing and validating a measure of purpose for high school students.

This study focuses on psychometric validity & reliability of a new self-report measure of well-being skills.

This study aims to look at how and when well-being skills develop in adolescents, and the degree to which their presence is associated with positive outcomes.