St. Luke's YAK!
Youth • Adult • Konnections
What is Asset Building
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| The 40 Developmental Assets | ||||
| ASSET TYPE | ASSET NAME AND DEFINITION | NATIONAL % | 1998 BLAINE COUNTY % | 2002 BLAINE COUNTY % |
| INTERNAL ASSETS | ||||
| SUPPORT | 1. Family Support - Family life provides high levels of love and support. | 64% | 73% | 75% |
| 2.
Positive Family Communication - Young person and her or
his parent(s) communicate positively, and young person is willing
to seek advice and counsel from parent. |
26% |
38% | 39% | |
| 3. Other Adult Relationships - Young person receives
support from three or more non-parent adults. |
41% |
47% | 47% | |
| 4.
Caring Neighborhood - Young person experiences caring neighbors. |
40% |
36% | 36% | |
| 5. Caring School Climate - School provides a caring,
encouraging environment. |
24% |
31% | 33% | |
| 6.
Parent Involvement in Schooling - Parent(s) are actively
involved in helping young person succeed in school. |
29% |
34% | 35% | |
| EMPOWERMENT | 7.
Community Values Youth - Young person perceives that adults
in the community value youth. |
20% |
21% | 25% |
| 8.
Youth as Resources - Young people are given useful roles
in the community. |
24% |
31% | 33% | |
| 9.
Service to Others - Young person serves the community one
hour or more per week. |
50% |
49% | 52% | |
| 10.
Safety - Young person feels safe at home, school, and in
the neighbor hood. |
55% |
63% | 61% | |
| BOUNDARIES & EXPECTATIONS | 11.
Family Boundaries - Family has clear rules and consequences
and monitors the young person's whereabouts. |
43% |
44% | 47% |
| 12.
School Boundaries - School provides clear rules and consequences. |
46% |
48% | 51% | |
| 13.
Neighborhood Boundaries - Neighbors take responsibility
for monitoring young people's behavior. |
46% |
45% | 46% | |
| 14.
Adult Role Models - Parent(s) and other adults model positive,
responsible behavior. |
27% |
26% | 28% | |
| 15.
Positive Peer Influence - Young person's best friends model
responsible behavior. |
60% |
53% | 62% | |
| 16.
High Expectations - Both parent(s) and teachers encourage
the young person to do well. |
41% |
46% | 49% | |
| CONSTRUCTIVE USE OF TIME | 17.
Creative Activities - Young person spends three or more
hours per week in lessons or practice in music, theater, or
other arts. |
19% |
23% | 26% |
| 18.
Youth Programs - Young person spends three hours or more
per week in sports, clubs, or organizations at school and/or
in the community. |
59% |
62% | 63% | |
| 19.
Religious Community - Young person spends one or more hours
per week in activities in a religious institution. |
64% |
43% | 46% | |
| 20.
Time at Home - Young person is out with friends "with
nothing special to do" two or fewer nights per week. |
50% |
50% | 54% | |
| INTERNAL ASSETS | ||||
| COMMITMENT TO LEARNING | 21.
Achievement Motivation - Young person is motivated to do
well in school. |
63% |
71% | 69% |
| 22.
School Engagement - Young person is actively engaged in
learning. |
64% |
64% | 62% | |
| 23.
Homework - Young person reports doing at least one hour
of homework every school day. |
45% |
52% | 58% | |
| 24.
Bonding to School - Young person cares about her or his
school. |
51% |
59% | 60% | |
| 25.
Reading for Pleasure - Young person reads for pleasure three
or more hours per week. |
24% |
28% | 27% | |
| POSITIVE VALUES | 26.
Caring - Young person places high value on helping other
people. |
43% |
46% | 49% |
| 27.
Equality and Social Justice - Young person places high value
on promoting equality and reducing hunger and poverty. |
45% |
50% | 51% | |
| 28.
Integrity - Young person acts on convictions and stands
up for her or his beliefs. |
63% |
72% | 69% | |
| 29.
Honesty - Young person "tells the truth even when it's
not easy." |
63% |
71% | 67% | |
| 30.
Responsibility - Young person accepts and takes personal
responsibility. |
60% |
66% | 61% | |
| 31.
Restraint - Young person believes it is important not to
be sexually active or to use alcohol or other drugs. |
42% |
42% | 44% | |
| SOCIAL | 32.
Planning and Decision Making - Young person knows how to
plan ahead and make choices. |
29% |
28% | 32% |
| COMPETENCIES | 33.
Interpersonal Competence - Young person has empathy, sensitivity,
and friendship skills. |
43% |
44% | 44% |
| 34.
Cultural Competence - Young person has knowledge of and
comfort with people of different cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds. |
35% |
35% | 40% | |
| 35.
Resistance Skills - Young person can resist negative peer
pressure and dangerous situations. |
37% |
37% | 40% | |
| 36.
Peaceful Conflict Resolution - Young person seeks to resolve
conflict nonviolently. |
44% |
50% | 47% | |
| POSITIVE IDENTITY | 37.
Personal Power - Young person feels he or she has control
over "things that happen to me." |
45% |
52% | 48% |
| 38.
Self-esteem - Young person reports having high self-esteem. |
47% |
52% | 53% | |
| 39.
Sense of Purpose - Young person reports that, "my life
has a purpose." |
55% |
60% | 60% | |
| 40.
Positive View of Personal Future - Young person is optimistic
about her or his personal future. |
70% |
74% | 72% | |
