Youth values in the relationship between ecological predictors and well-being

Research has shown that a youth’s ecological context, including their interpersonal relationships and community environment, plays a role in positive youth development. For example, social support from family members, friends, and teachers are associated with higher levels of well-being, and lower levels of mental health challenges and substance use among youth (Alsarrani et al., 2022; Borca et al., 2017; Brown et al., 2024; Pederson et al., 2022). Furthermore, community factors, such as neighbourhood safety, access to green space, and participation in recreational activities, have been found to be associated with these positive outcomes (Marquez et al., 2024; Milfont & Denny, 2017; Pederson et al., 2022; Visser et al., 2021). Youth values is one possible mechanism linking these interpersonal and community contexts with positive youth outcomes: Social and community factors are associated with values (Benish-Weisman, 2024; Dollahite & Marks, 2019; Pastorelli et al., 2021; Suárez-Orozco et al., 2018), which in turn, are associated with well-being, life satisfaction, and substance non-use (Borca et al., 2017; Oishi et al., 1999; Rask et al., 2002). Therefore, the proposed study seeks to consider social (family support, friend support, and teacher support) and community (neighbourhood safety, neighbourhood resources, and extracurricular involvement) predictors of youth well-being, substance use, and mental/physical health symptoms, and whether youth values mediate this relationship. Additionally, the proposed study will investigate whether these relationships differ by gender identity and newcomer status. 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