Peter Lorimer Benson (1946–2011) was apsychologist and CEO/President ofSearch Institute. He pioneered thedevelopmental assets framework, which became the predominant approach to research on positive facets of youth development. According to theAmerican Psychologist,

When [Benson] introduced the developmental assets [approach] in 1989, the predominant approach to youth development was naming youth problems and trying to prevent them. In contrast, the assets approach focused on building strengths. The developmental assets framework became the predominant positive youth development approach in the world, cited more than 17,000 times, and the framework and surveys developed to measure the assets have been used with more than 3 million youths in more than 60 countries.^[1]

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• Benson, Peter (2008).Sparks: How parents can help ignite the hidden strengths of teenagers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.ISBN 978-0-470-29404-8.

• Sparks - How youth thrive onYouTube (TEDx, 2011) video lecture by Benson.
• Pioneer in positive youth development Background and links on his daughter's web site

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