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The Power of Asset Building2000 Marquette & Alger Student Survey Results
Search Institute studies have consistently shown that young people who experience more of the assets engage in fewer risk-taking behaviors, and are more likely to report thriving indicators. In other words, the more assets a young person experiences, the more likely he or she will choose a healthy lifestyle. This has been shown to be true regardless of age, race, gender or region of the country. Assets Promote Positive Behaviors and AttitudesThe Marquette-Alger survey results reveal that the more assets youth have in their lives the more likely they are to succeed in school, value diversity, maintain good health and not spend their money quickly. Assets help youth to thrive. Youth who have more assets are also more likely to be leaders, resist dangerous activities, and not give up when things get difficult. Assets Help Protect YouthThe survey results demonstrate that the more assets youth have in their lives the less likely they are to participate in risk taking behaviors. As illustrated by these charts, youth with more assets use less alcohol and drugs, are less involved in sexual activity, and demonstrate less violent behavior. The Challenge...The challenge is how can we, as a community, help our youth increase their assets? How can we, as individuals, positively impact the lives of youth in our families, neighborhoods, churches, and workplaces?
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