Abstract The current article presents an introduction to the special issue on the development of boys and young men of color in challenging environments. The articles in this special issue, collectively, highlight how boys and young men of color successfully adapt to adverse environments, and in particular, how the unique demands of various inhibiting contexts may shape adaptive behaviors. By exploring conditional adaptation and/or developmental assets as highlighted in Gaylord-Harden, Barbarin, Tolan, and Murry (2018) , these studies present exciting new findings of research on boys and young men of color. The purpose of this introduction is to present an overview of how conditional adaptation and positive youth development offer frameworks to understand processes of successful adaptation to adversity among boys and young men of color and to summarize the papers included in this special issue. Through a diversity of theoretical frameworks, methodological approaches, and developmental lenses, the articles in this issue provide a basis for a more comprehensive understanding of the lived experiences of boys and young men of color and underscore the need for contextually- and culturally-relevant solutions to advance opportunities for healthy functioning and positive development.

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在具有挑战性的环境中应对和适应：关于男孩和有色人种青年发展特刊的介绍

摘要 本文介绍了有关有色人种男孩和青年男子在具有挑战性的环境中发展的特刊。本期特刊中的文章共同强调了有色人种男孩和年轻人如何成功地适应不利环境，特别是各种抑制环境的独特需求如何塑造适应性行为。通过探索 Gaylord-Harden、Barbarin、Tolan 和 Murry（2018 年）中强调的条件适应和/或发育资产，这些研究展示了有关男孩和有色人种青年研究的令人兴奋的新发现。本介绍的目的是概述条件适应和积极的青年发展如何提供框架，以了解男孩和有色人种青年成功适应逆境的过程，并总结本特刊中包含的论文。通过各种理论框架、方法论和发展视角，本期文章为更全面地了解男孩和有色人种青年的生活经历奠定了基础，并强调需要与背景和文化相关的解决方案促进健康运作和积极发展的机会。