Implications of Extracurricular Activity Participation During Adolescence on Positive Outcomes

By J. Zaff, K. Moore, A. R. Papillo, Stephanie Williams. 2003

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Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups (2010, background): “Some research has shown that how students spend their time outside of school is linked to their academic achievement (Tierney, Baldwin Grossman, and Resch 1995; Zaff et al. 2003).”
Lessons from sports: children's socialization to values through family interaction during sports activities (2007, background): “Studies show that participation in structured extracurricular programs in adolescence promotes academic achievement and social adjustment (Eccles et al., 2003; Larson, 2001; Zaff et al., 2003).”
High School Community Service as a Predictor of Adult Voting and Volunteering (2007, methodology): “Analyzing the NELS data, Zaff et al. (2003) found that compared to individuals who only occasionally participated in extracurricular activities, individuals who regularly participated in at least one extracurricular activity in 8th, 10th, and 12th grade had higher levels of both voting and…”
Organized Activity Participation, Positive Youth Development, and the Over‐Scheduling Hypothesis (2006, background): “…high school graduation, and college attendance, and are negatively re- lated to antisocial behaviors and criminal offending (e.g., Barber et al., 2001; Cooper et al., 1999; Eccles & Barber, 1999; Eccles et al., 2003; Mahoney, 2000; Mahoney et al., 2003; Marsh & Kleitman, 2003; Zaff et al., 2003).”
Extracurricular Involvement and Adolescent Adjustment: Impact of Duration, Number of Activities, and Breadth of Participation (2006, result): “Our findings linking the duration of participation in school clubs to more favorable academic and psycho- logical outcomes are consistent with previous research (Mahoney et al., 2003; Zaff et al., 2003).”
The Role of School-Based Extracurricular Activities in Adolescent Development: A Comprehensive Review and Future Directions (2005, methodology): “Another study (Schreiber & Chambers, 2002), involving NELS:88, showed that nonacademic activities, regardless of in- or out-of-school status and whether they were organized or not organized, were not related to academic achievement after other factors had been taken into account.”