Key Developmental Need: Meaning & purpose through contribution

  • Anthony Burrow

    June 2, 2026
    NSCA member and Cornell University Professor Anthony Burrow's research on the importance of contributing and finding purpose during adolescence was…
  • May 15, 2026
    In this video, our co-executive directors, Andrew J. Fuligni and Adriana Galván, explore "The Opportunity of Adolescence" and share the…
  • Key Developmental Needs Cover

    April 23, 2026
    This fact sheet explores the research-based key developmental needs that all young people require during the adolescent years to thrive.
  • April 16, 2026
    In this Research Roundup, we summarize recent journal articles about adolescent development that explore how volunteering affects adolescents’ metabolic health and feelings of purpose, how organized after-school programs can impact adolescents’ ethnic-racial identity development, and how daily air p…
  • April 1, 2026
    An article from the Cornell Chronicle examines new research from NSCA member Anthony Burrow on how and why a sense…