Survival obstacles in our environment design our emotions and behaviors. Unique obstacles design unique responses. Environments are context. Emotions and behaviors are adapted to the context we experience. Recognizing the contextual adaptations of youth can help you design uniquely effective programs.

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References and suggested reading/listening:

Peer Reviewed Scholarly Publications

• Boon-Falleur, M., Baumard, N., & Jean-Baptiste, A. (2022). Optimal resource allocation and its consequences on behavioral strategies, personality traits and preferences Mélusine Boon-Falleur. 1–39.

• Del Giudice, M., Ellis, B. J., & Shirtcliff, E. A. (2011). The Adaptive Calibration Model of stress responsivity. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 35(7), 1562–1592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.11.007.The

• Ellis, B. J., Abrams, L. S., Masten, A. S., Sternberg, R. J., Tottenham, N., & Frankenhuis, W. E. (2020). Hidden talents in harsh environments. Development and Psychopathology, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579420000887

• Ellis, B. J., Bianchi, J., Griskevicius, V., & Frankenhuis, W. E. (2017). Beyond Risk and Protective Factors: An Adaptation-Based Approach to Resilience. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 12(4), 561–587. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691617693054

• Ellis, B. J., Del Giudice, M., Dishion, T. J., Figueredo, A. J., Gray, P., Griskevicius, V., Hawley, P. H., Jacobs, W. J., James, J., Volk, A. A., & Wilson, D. S. (2012). The evolutionary basis of risky adolescent behavior: implications for science, policy, and practice. Developmental Psychology, 48(3), 598–623. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0026220

• Ellis, B. J., Figueredo, A. J., Brumbach, B. H., & Schlomer, G. L. (2009). Fundamental dimensions of environmental risk: The impact of harsh versus unpredictable environments on the evolution and development of life history strategies. In Human Nature (Vol. 20, Issue 2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-009-9063-7

• Frankenhuis, W. E., & de Weerth, C. (2013). Does Early-Life Exposure to Stress Shape or Impair Cognition? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 22(5), 407–412. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721413484324

• Frankenhuis, W. E., & Nettle, D. (2020). The Strengths of People in Poverty. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 29(1), 16–21. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721419881154

• Frankenhuis, W. E., Young, E. S., & Ellis, B. J. (2020). The Hidden Talents Approach: Theoretical and Methodological Challenges. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 24(7), 569–581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2020.03.007

• Young, E. S., Frankenhuis, W. E., DelPriore, D. J., & Ellis, B. J. (2022). Hidden talents in context: Cognitive performance with abstract versus ecological stimuli among adversity‐exposed youth. Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13766

Podcasts and Interviews

• Specialized: The Unique Strengths of Stress-Adapted Youth with Willem Frankenhuis

• In Their Shoes: Contextual Adaptation and Optimal Resource Allocation with Mélusine Boon Falleur

Media credit (photo/video/audio/animation) Sincere thanks to the following artists

Thumbnail Image - Microphone on stage - Unnamed author, Canva

Emergency Room Hospital – Dan Jesperson, Storyblocks

Nauseas Person over toilet – Made360, Storyblocks

Person suffering gunshot wound – Genao Films, Storyblocks

Pregnant woman in labor – HalfPoint, Storyblocks

Juvenile Division – istock.com/Joe_Potato

Empty kitchen cupboard - Paul Volkmer, Unsplash

Chicken soup can - Ben Lolli, Unsplash

Teen facing kitchen - David Boca, Unsplash

Couple fighting – Dualstock, Storyblocks (Stock video. Posed by models)

Rejection in high school hallway- istock.com/FatCamera

OJJDP Research Central: What Works in Juvenile Reentry,https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/newsletter/ojjdp-news-glance-novemberdecember-2020/research-central-measuring-what-works-juvenile-reentry#research-central-measuring-what-works-in-juvenile-reentry

Teen – istock.com/drbimages (Stock Photo. Posed by model)

Apple - Ralphs _Fotos, Pixabay

Eviction notice – kk5hy, Storyblocks

Shelter for unhoused people – monkeybusiness, Storyblocks (Stock video. Posed by models)

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