Cover -- Contents -- Foreword, by Richard M. Lerner, Ph.D. -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- List of Figures and Tables -- Introduction: The Framework of Developmental Assets -- The External Assets -- 1. The Support Assets -- 2. The Empowerment Assets -- 3. The Boundaries-and-Expectations Assets -- 4. The Constructive-Use-of-Time Assets -- The Internal Assets -- 5. The Commitment-to-Learning Assets -- 6. The Positive-Values Assets -- 7. The Social-Competencies Assets -- 8. The Positive-Identity Assets -- Postscript: Lessons from the Research -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.