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Organized Activity Involvement, Depressive Symptoms, and Social Adjustment in Adolescents: Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status as Moderators
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Randall, Edin T.; Bohnert, Amy M. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
The current cross-sectional study investigated the links between various dimensions of organized activity involvement and depressive symptoms, loneliness, and peer victimization in an ethnically and economically diverse sample of adolescents (N = 152; 58% female). Results indicate that adolescents who were involved in organized activities for more…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Adolescents, Social Adjustment, Depression (Psychology)
The Role of Organized Activities in Facilitating Social Adaptation across the Transition to College
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Bohnert, Amy M.; Aikins, Julie Wargo; Edidin, Jennifer – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2007
This prospective study examined the relations between organized activity involvement, loneliness, and friendship quality across the transition to college. In all, 85 adolescents (54 females and 31 males) completed measures during the summer before their first year of college (Time 1) and 10 months later (Time 2). More intense involvement in…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Friendship, Student Adjustment, Transitional Programs