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Mahoney, Joseph L.; Vest, Andrea E. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2012
Concern exists that youth who spend a lot of time participating in organized out-of-school activities (e.g., sports) are at-risk for poor developmental outcomes. This concern--called the over-scheduling hypothesis--has primarily been assessed in terms of adolescent adjustment. This longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of 1,115…
Descriptors: Scheduling, School Activities, Antisocial Behavior, Educational Attainment
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Jakel, Julia; Scholmerich, Axel; Kassis, Wassilis; Leyendecker, Birgit – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2011
Studies comparing associations between early literacy related activities and developmental outcome among ethnically diverse groups of children are scarce. The aims of this study were to: (a) document the differences in Turkish immigrant (n = 79) and German (n = 88) preschool children's home literacy environment (HLE), cognitive, and speaking…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emergent Literacy, Preschool Children, Child Development