This book explores Positive Youth Development (PYD) in Roma ethnic minority youth. Standing apart from current volumes, this book focuses on the Roma ethnic minority -- one of the most marginalized and oppressed minority groups in Europe -- and on strengths and resources for optimal well-being in the community. The international and multidisciplinary contributors to this book address the complexities of Roma life in a variety of cultural settings, exploring how key developmental processes and person-context interactions can contribute to optimal and successful adaptation. The conclusions clarify how the PYD of ethnic minority children and youth may be fostered based on the empirical findings reported in the volume. The book draws on core theoretical models of PYD and theories of normative development from the perspective of developmental science to highlight the applicability of these frameworks to Roma groups. With a special focus on cultural, contextual, and socio-economic characteristics of Roma, this project also aims to provide a better understanding of what does and what does not contribute to the success of youth in oppressed minority groups.

Radosveta Dimitrova is an Affiliate Research Fellow and Docent at the Department of Psychology at Stockholm University, Sweden. Her main research interests include positive youth development, adaptation of measures in different cultures, acculturation, migration, and marginalized ethnic minority communities (Roma).
David Lackland Sam is a Professor of Cross-Cultural Psychology at the University of Bergen, Norway. His research interests include the psychology of acculturation and the role of culture in health.
Laura Ferrer-Wreder is an Associate Professor (Docent) at the Department of Psychology at Stockholm University, Sweden. Her work integrates the study of human development, culture, intervention, and implementation science.