Critical Synthesis and Application of Youth Wellbeing Indices to Guide Philanthropic Work

Little attention has been paid to the ways in which standardized indices on youth wellbeing capture the multifaceted and complex environments of youth. Thus, the proposed project seeks to fill existing gaps by gathering information on all existing youth wellbeing indices. This project will identify how measures of wellbeing are derived from factors that make up an index, and compare these domains along dimensions. Thus, this study will elucidate relationships within and across indices in the hopes to capture the range of diverse experiences and age-related transitions, as youth roles shift within and across contexts. The goal is to understand how Canadian society can foster a supportive infrastructure for youth.

Faculty Supervisor:

Kelly McShane

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Partner:

Laidlaw Foundation

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

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