ERIC Number: EJ960722
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 16
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Socioemotional Behavior and School Achievement in Relation to Extracurricular Activity Participation in Middle Childhood
Metsapelto, Riitta-Leena; Pulkkinen, Lea
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v56 n2 p167-182 2012
This 3-year longitudinal study investigated the associations of student (aged 9 to 10 years at the beginning of the study; n = 281; 51% girls) participation in extracurricular activities with teacher-rated socioemotional behavior and school achievement. MANOVA results showed that, after controlling for the grade level and the initial level of the outcome variables, participation in arts and crafts and music activities was related to higher adaptive behavior, academic attainments (i.e., reading, writing, arithmetic), and working skills (persistence, concentration, carefulness). Participation in performing arts was associated with higher academic working skills, and participation in academic clubs was related to higher academic attainments and lower levels of internalizing problems. Longer duration (2-to-3-years) of participation was generally associated with more positive outcomes. Sports activities were the most popular extracurricular activities, with individual sports more likely among girls and team sports among boys. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Team Sports, Music Activities, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Correlation, Children, Longitudinal Studies, Student Behavior, Social Development, Emotional Response, Age Differences, Art Activities, Skill Development, Dance, Drama, Behavior Problems, Student Participation, Athletics, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Clubs, Youth Programs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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