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.

Amina Abubakar
Aga Khan University
Nairobi, Kenya

Marija Bingulac
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Boston, MA, USA

Carmen Buzea
Transylvania University of Brasov
Brasov, Romania

Carolyn Cass Lorente
Northern Virginia Community College
Springfield, VA, USA

Stanislav Daniel
International Step by Step Association
Leiden, The Netherlands

Radosveta Dimitrova
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden

Jekatyerina Dunajeva
Pázmány Péter Catholic University
Budapest, Hungary

Laura Ferrer-Wreder
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden

Cristiano Inguglia
University of Palermo
Palermo, Italy

Deborah J. Johnson
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, USA

Alida Lo Coco
University of Palermo
Palermo, Italy

Michele Mannoia
University of Palermo
Palermo, Italy

Paul Murimi
Maseno University
Kisumu, Kenya

Pasquale Musso
University of Palermo
Palermo, Italy
University of Bari
Bari, Italy

David Lackland Sam
University of Bergen
Bergen, Norway

Sudha Sankar
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, USA

Delia Stefenel
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Sibiu, Romania

Barbara Thelamour
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA, USA

Fitim Uka
University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina"
Prishtinë, Kosovo

Fons van de Vijver
Tilburg University
Tilburg, The Netherlands

Peter Vermeersch
KU Leuven University
Leuven, Belgium

Nora Wiium
University of Bergen
Bergen, Norway

Skerdi Zahaj
University of Tirana
Tirana, Albania

Winner, 2022 PROSE Award for best book in Psychology and Applied Social Work, The Association of American Publishers

"an excellent blend of conceptual, methodological and empirical chapters" -- Rasa Pilkauskaitė Valickienė, Applied Research in Quality of Life

"This timely volume takes a strengths-based approach to understanding Roma minority youth, who historically have been one of the most marginalized and oppressed groups in Europe. The international and multidisciplinary perspectives make the book essential reading for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers seeking to support positive development of Roma youth across a variety of cultural contexts." -- Jennifer E. Lansford, Research Professor, Duke University, Center for Child and Family Policy, USA

"By employing a positive youth development (PYD) approach, this masterful volume unpacks the multiple pathways and resources that Roma young people tap for positive adaptation, resilience, and wellbeing. In opening us to Roma youth's strengths and supports, this book expands our thinking to reconsider what we must be missing when we study so many young people primarily through a deficit lens." -- Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Ph.D, Search Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA