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Finding What Fits: Breadth of Participation at the Transition to High School Mitigates Declines in Self-Concept
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Modecki, Kathryn L.; Blomfield Neira, Corey; Barber, Bonnie L. – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Extracurricular activities represent a key setting for prevention and promoting positive youth development. However, to date, a crucial aspect of activity participation--activity breadth (participation in a variety of extracurricular settings)--has been largely overlooked as a resource for bolstering adolescents' long-term adjustment, especially…
Descriptors: High School Students, Self Concept, Longitudinal Studies, Foreign Countries