Autoeficácia e desenvolvimento positivo dos jovens: uma revisão narrativa da literatura

Abstract

Positive Youth Development (PYD) addresses the promotion of the health of all adolescents, aiming to enhance their abilities and highlight the positive qualities of this period of development combined with resources from the environment and from signifi cant people. Among these qualities, satisfactory self-effi cacy beliefs are essential for achieving a healthy life, as they constitute resources that promote a positive adaptation to adult life. This narrative review aimed to discuss relationships between self-effi cacy beliefs and developmental resources in different social domains. Articles were retrieved from the SciELO, PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, CAPES and PsycINFO databases. The search terms ‘self-effi cacy’ and ‘positive youth development’ were used, without delimiting the time interval. The scientifi c production was found to be recent, with 19 studies included that associated self-effi cacy and PYD resources. These were predominantly cross-sectional studies, with samples mainly composed of high school students. Among the resources found, academic, physical, career and social support skills were highlighted. Individually, self-effi cacy and academic performance presented more scientifi c productions, however, the association between these variables requires more research. Studies on self-effi cacy and PYD are highlighted and some horizons for future research are pointed out.