Understanding Threshold Effects of Organized Activity Involvement in Adolescents: Sex and Family Income as Moderators

Autor/inn/en	Randall, Edin T.; Bohnert, Amy M.
Titel	Understanding Threshold Effects of Organized Activity Involvement in Adolescents: Sex and Family Income as Moderators
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescence, 35 (2012) 1, S.107-118 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0140-1971
DOI	10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.05.004
Schlagwörter	Grade Point Average; Family Income; Standardized Tests; Adolescents; Grade 10; Depression (Psychology); Social Development; Gender Differences; Correlation; Participation; Athletics; Recreational Activities; Psychological Patterns; Emotional Development; Grade 9; High School Students; Urban Schools; Scores; Socioeconomic Influences; Friendship; Interpersonal Competence; Symptoms (Individual Disorders) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familieneinkommen; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Soziale Entwicklung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Korrelation; Teilnahme; Leichtathletik; Freizeitgestaltung; Gefühlsbildung; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Freundschaft; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	The current study examined the curvilinear links between involvement in organized activities (OA) and sport activities specifically and various indicators of psychological and social development. Participants included 150 9th and 10th graders (57% females) from an urban, selective-enrollment high school. Eligibility for admission is based on city residence, high GPA, and high scores on standardized tests and an admission exam. Findings indicated that benefits of OA involvement leveled off at approximately 5-7 h/week, with diminishing returns for adolescents participating in more than 10 h/week. Results also suggest that OA involvement uniquely impacts male and lower-income participants. Males reported threshold effects in terms of perceived friendship competence and depressive symptoms. Male sport participants and lower-income adolescents reported a similar pattern for loneliness. Findings suggest that among a high achieving sample of urban adolescents, social and psychological benefits are linked to moderate but not intense involvement in OAs and sports. (Contains 2 tables and 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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