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Participation in Extracurricular Activities in the Middle School Years: Are There Developmental Benefits for African American and European American Youth?
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Fredricks, Jennifer A.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2008
In this study, we examined the associations between organized activity participation during early adolescence and adjustment in a large and economically diverse sample of African American and European American youth. The sample included 1,047 youth (51% female and 49% male and 67% African American and 33% European American). We used analysis of…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Recreational Activities, Academic Achievement, Early Adolescents
Is Extracurricular Participation Associated with Beneficial Outcomes? Concurrent and Longitudinal Relations
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Fredricks, Jennifer A.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S. – Developmental Psychology, 2006
The authors examined the relations between participation in a range of high school extracurricular contexts and developmental outcomes in adolescence and young adulthood among an economically diverse sample of African American and European American youths. In general, when some prior self-selection factors were controlled, 11th graders'…
Descriptors: Correlation, Student Participation, Extracurricular Activities, African American Students