Family life provides high levels of love and support.

Young person and her or his parent(s) communicate positively, and young person is willing to seek parent(s) advice and counsel.

Young person receives support from three other non-parent adults.

Young person experiences caring neighbors.

School provides a caring, encouraging environment.

Parent(s) are actively involved in helping child succeed in school.

Young person perceives that the community adults value youth.

Young people are given useful roles in the community.

Young person serves one hour or more per week.

Young person feels safe in home, school and in the neighborhood.

Family has clear rules and consequences, and monitors the young person's whereabouts.

School provides clear rules and consequences.

Neighbors take responsibility for monitoring young people's behavior.

Parent(s) and other adults model positive, responsible behavior.

Young person's best friends model responsible behavior

Both parent(s) and teachers encourage the young person to do well.

Young person spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice in music, theater or other arts.

Young person spends three hours or more per week in sports, clubs or organizations at school and/or in community organizations.

Young person spends one or more hours per week in activities in a religious institution.

Young person is out with friends "with nothing special to do," two or fewer nights per week.

Young person is motivated to do well in school.

Young person is actively engaged in learning.

Young person reports doing at least one hour of homework every school day.

Young person cares about her or his school.

Young person reads for pleasure three or more hours per week.

Young person places high value on helping other people.

Young person places high value on promoting equality and reducing hunger and poverty.

Young person acts on convictions, stands up for her or his beliefs.

Young person "tells the truth even when it is not easy."

Young person accepts and takes personal responsibility.

Young person believes it is important not to be sexually active or to use alcohol or other drugs.

Young person knows how to plan ahead and make choices.

Young person has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills.

Young person has knowledge of and comfort with people of different cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds.

Young person can resist negative peer pressure and dangerous situations.

Young person seeks to resolve conflict non-violently.

Young person feels he or she has control over "things that happen to me."

Young person reports having high self-esteem.

Young person reports that "my life has purpose."

Young person is optimistic about her or his personal future.