Abstract

• The main aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between intentional self-regulation and positive youth development of adolescents in Myanmar. Then, this study was to examine the intentional self regulation of adolescents by gender, specialized subject and parents’ education level. In addition, this study was to analyze adolescents’ positive youth development by gender and parents’ education level. In this study, a total of 1110 participants, Grade 10 and Grade 11 students were selected from Basic Education Schools by using random sampling technique. Descriptive survey method was used. This study was conducted at 6 Regions and 4 States in Myanmar. Selection, Optimization and Compensation (SOC) Questionnaire developed by Geldhof et al., (2015) (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.82) was used to measure the intentional self regulation of adolescents. Then, Positive Youth Development Inventory developed by Arnold (2012) (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.92) was used to examine the positive youth development of adolescents. According to the results of independent samples t - test, it was found that there were significant differences in intentional self-regulation by gender and specialized subject. Moreover, the ANOVA results revealed that there were also significant differences in intentional self-regulation by parents’ education level. Concerning positive youth development of adolescents, the results of independent samples t-test showed that there were significant differences in positive youth development by gender. Then, ANOVA results showed significant differences in positive youth development by parents’ education level. Moreover,Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation revealed that the intentional self-regulation of adolescents was positively correlated with their positive youth development (r = 0.635, p<0.01). Therefore, it can be concluded that the high quality of intentional self regulation can affect the well positive youth development of adolescents.