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June 10, 2004
Shock! Horror! Good news about young people
Positive images of young adults are so few and far between in the media that it's worth reporting the release of "Social competence in young adulthood: its nature and antecedents" from the Australian Institute of Family Studies (www.aifs.org.au/). In the report, the authors report that most young adults surveyed were satisfied with their lives. The report used a model of social competence which included five key elements -- assertion, co-operation, empathy, responsibility and self-control. The possession of such social skills was important to the well-being of the young adults surveyed. The full report is at www.aifs.org.au/institute/pubs/fm2003/fm64/ds.pdf. Posted by belinda at June 10, 2004 05:33 PMEmail this