Regrouping: Organized Activity Involvement and Social Adjustment across the Transition to High School

Autor/inn/en	Bohnert, Amy M.; Aikins, Julie Wargo; Arola, Nicole T.
Titel	Regrouping: Organized Activity Involvement and Social Adjustment across the Transition to High School
Quelle	In: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, (2013) 140, S.57-75 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1520-3247
DOI	10.1002/cad.20037
Schlagwörter	Social Adjustment; High School Students; Peer Relationship; Depression (Psychology); Community Involvement; Friendship; Correlation; Role; Gender Differences; Student Participation; School Activities; Extracurricular Activities; Grade 8; Grade 9; Measures (Individuals); Multiple Regression Analysis; Childrens Depression Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Anpassung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Peer-Beziehungen; Freundschaft; Korrelation; Rollen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Messdaten
Abstract	Although organized activities (OAs) have been established as important contexts of development, limited work has examined the role of OAs across the high school transition in buffering adolescents' social adjustment by providing opportunities for visibility and peer affiliation. The transition to high school is characterized by numerous changes and OAs may provide an important setting for establishing and maintaining peer relationships during this tumultuous time. This study included 151 8th grade U.S. students (58% male) who were assessed across the transition to high school (spring of 8th and 9th grade). Continuous involvement in academic activities across the transition and becoming involved (i.e., initiation) in community/service activities following the transition was associated with fewer depressive symptoms in the spring of 9th grade. Continuous involvement in sports and initiation of academic activities was associated with having more friendships. In addition, links between OAs and loneliness were only evident among females. There appear to be significant social benefits for OA involvement. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10