Finding Purpose: Insights from Developmental Scientist Kendall Cotton-Bronk

When we search for our meaning in life, it usually centers around purpose. Why we're here and what we're meant to do. For young people in high school and college, this is especially true. What it is and how teens and college students can cultivate purpose is the topic of my conversation with Kendall Cotton Bronk, a developmental scientist and professor of psychology at Claremont Graduate University. Kendall and her colleagues have done extensive research on positive youth development and the moral growth of young people, with a lens focused on character strengths like humility, gratitude, hope, and patience.

In this episode we cover:

- Definition of purpose and why it matters to us

- Cultivating purpose through exploration and discovery

- Effective techniques identified through research

- The roles of reflection, gratitude and patience

- How adults can support and guide the process

For purpose research and purpose tools, visit the Adolescent Moral Development Lab website 

Online interview that cultivates purpose, use this link 

For brief articles discussing purpose development visit this link and this link.

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