It is expected that OVK will prevent the increase in depressive symptoms during adolescence and enhance positive development in the intervention condition, compared to the control condition.
A universal school-based depression prevention program Op Volle Kracht (OVK) was developed, based on the Penn Resiliency Program, aimed at preventing the increase of depressive symptoms during adolescence and enhancing positive development.
If OVK will found to be effective in limiting the increase in depressive symptoms during adolescence over the 2-year follow-up period and by enhancing positive development, this will have positive consequences for the adolescents themselves, their family, friends, and for society.
Several factors within the district during the project period were geared towards similar outcomes, and have most likely facilitated and enhanced the positive development of the AFR process.
In his opening words the prime minister emphasized how absolutely essential it is to enhance a positive development of children early on, not only for the children's individual well-being but also because they are a crucial human resource for the economic development of a country.
It is therefore important to address emotional intelligence and self-efficacy in enhancing the positive development of the young people because they can promote psychological well-being and life satisfaction, which in turn could decrease the incidence of internalizing disorders [ 17].
Besides preventing the onset of aversive outcomes, adolescent functioning and development could be enhanced by promoting positive development.
The purpose is to enhance communities with positive development, a place for stimulating education and to encourage new interests and careers.
Faculty mentoring in STEM can enhance positive student development and result in increased student interest in graduate school, engagement in their undergraduate studies, understanding of their field of study, and an increase in practical skills (Hunter et al. 2007).
And so Lerner and his team began to develop a study that would test whether Arthur could be used to enhance positive youth development among its viewers, the "Arthur Interactive Media Study," or AIMS.
