Participation in Extracurricular Activities and Adolescent Adjustment: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Findings

By Nancy Darling. 2005

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Subfields: Safety Research, Social Psychology

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The association between school-based physical activity, including physical education, and academic performance: a systematic review of the literature. (2011, background): “Two studies (Darling, 2005; Darling et al., 2005) found consistently positive associations between extracurricular activity participation and selfreported grades as well as positive academic attitudes and higher academic aspirations.”
Adolescents’ time use: Effects on substance use, delinquency and sexual activity (2007, result): “Unlike these findings, other investigators have found those adolescents who participated in school-based extracurricular activities to have less criminal offending (Mahoney, 2000) and lower levels of smoking and marijuana use ( Darling, 2005 ).”
Impact of participation in extra-curricular activities during college on graduate employability: an empirical study of graduates of Taiwanese business schools (2014, background): “Studies have also examined the impact of extra-curricular activities in college (Astin 1993; Darling 2005; Hood, Riahinejad, and White 1986; Hunt and Rentz 1994; Pascarella and Terenzini 2005).”
Reforming Middle Schools: Focus on Continuity, Social Connectedness, and Engagement (2007, background): “Research on extracurricular activities shows that engagement in such activities is indeed positively associated with achievement (Darling, 2005; Eccles et al., 2003; Fredericks & Eccles, 2006).”
Promoting Positive Youth Development Through Organized After‐School Activities: Taking a Closer Look at Participation of Ethnic Minority Youth (2012, background): “Multiple studies suggest that Latinos, on average, are less likely than non-Latinos to participate in a variety of organized activities (e.g., Darling, 2005; Davalos et al., 1999; Pedersen & Seidman, 2005).”