How U.S. Children and Adolescents Spend Time: What It Does (and Doesn't) Tell Us About Their Development

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Exploring adolescent self-defining leisure activities and identity experiences across three countries (2005, background): “First, broader time-use studies document that sports participation is one of the most common uses of leisure time and also that adolescents spend a great deal of their free time hanging out with friends (Larson, 2001; Larson & Kleiber, 1993; Larson & Seepersad, 2003; Larson & Verma, 1999).”
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).”
Subjective Well-Being among Adolescent Consumers: The Effects of Materialism, Compulsive Buying, and Time Affluence (2012, background): “Teens employed over 20 h per week exhibit higher levels of delinquency, misconduct in school, and substance use/abuse (Larson 2001).”