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Extracurricular Involvement and Psychological Adjustment in the Transition from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: The Role of Mastery and Creative Self-Efficacy
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Forgeard, Marie J. C.; Benson, Lizbeth – Applied Developmental Science, 2019
A minimal amount is known regarding the mechanisms underlying the potential benefits of extracurricular activities (ECAs) for adolescents' psychological adjustment. This preliminary cross-sectional study, during which 512 undergraduates retrospectively reported information about high school ECAs, used structural equation modeling to show that…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Adjustment (to Environment), Psychological Patterns, Undergraduate Students
Family Background, School-Age Trajectories of Activity Participation, and Academic Achievement at the Start of High School
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Crosnoe, Robert; Smith, Chelsea; Leventhal, Tama – Applied Developmental Science, 2015
Applying latent class and regression techniques to data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (n = 997), this study explored the potential academic advantages of time spent in out-of-school activities. Of particular interest was how these potential advantages played out in relation to the timing and duration of activity…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Academic Achievement, High School Students, Low Income
Extracurricular Activity Participation and the Acquisition of Developmental Assets: Differences between Involved and Noninvolved Canadian High School Students
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Forneris, Tanya; Camiré, Martin; Williamson, Robert – Applied Developmental Science, 2015
In order to prepare students for adulthood and responsible citizenship, most high schools offer extracurricular activities designed to facilitate the learning of a wide range of competencies. The purpose of this study was to examine how participation in a single or a combination of extracurricular school activities for high school students may…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Extracurricular Activities, Competence
Sports Participation and Positive Correlates in African American, Latino, and White Girls
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Duncan, Susan C.; Strycker, Lisa A.; Chaumeton, Nigel R. – Applied Developmental Science, 2015
The purpose of the study was to examine relations among sports participation and positive correlates across African American, Latino, and White girls. Positive correlate variables were self-perceptions (self-worth, body attractiveness, athletic competence), less depression, and participation in extracurricular activities. The sample comprised 372…
Descriptors: Athletics, Correlation, African Americans, Whites