PMID- 24510166
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150114
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 1573-6601 (Electronic)
IS  - 0047-2891 (Linking)
VI  - 43
IP  - 6
DP  - 2014 Jun
TI  - Activity involvement as an ecological asset: profiles of participation and youth 
      outcomes.
PG  - 919-32
LID - 10.1007/s10964-014-0091-1 [doi]
AB  - Prior research has demonstrated that participation in out-of-school time 
      activities is associated with positive and healthy development among adolescents. 
      However, fewer studies have examined how trajectories of participation across 
      multiple activities can impact developmental outcomes. Using data from Wave 3 
      (approximately Grade 7) through Wave 8 (approximately Grade 12) of the 4-H Study 
      of Positive Youth Development, this study examined patterns of breadth in 
      out-of-school time participation in activities and associated outcomes in 
      positive youth development (PYD), Contribution to self and community, risk 
      behaviors, and depressive symptoms. We assessed 927 students (on average across 
      waves, 65.4% female) from a relatively racially and ethnically homogeneous sample 
      (about 74% European American, across waves) with a mean age in Wave 3 of 12.98 
      years (SD = 0.52). The results indicated that high likelihood of participation in 
      activities was consistently associated with fewer negative outcomes and higher 
      scores on PYD and Contribution, as compared to low likelihood of participation in 
      activities. Changes in the breadth of participation (in particular, moving from a 
      high to a low likelihood of participation) were associated with increased 
      substance use, depressive symptoms, and risk behaviors. Limitations of the 
      current study, implications for future research, and applications to youth 
      programs are discussed.
FAU - Agans, Jennifer P
AU  - Agans JP
AD  - Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.
FAU - Champine, Robey B
AU  - Champine RB
FAU - DeSouza, Lisette M
AU  - DeSouza LM
FAU - Mueller, Megan Kiely
AU  - Mueller MK
FAU - Johnson, Sara Kassie
AU  - Johnson SK
FAU - Lerner, Richard M
AU  - Lerner RM
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20140208
PL  - United States
TA  - J Youth Adolesc
JT  - Journal of youth and adolescence
JID - 0333507
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adolescent Behavior/*psychology
MH  - *Adolescent Development
MH  - Child
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Surveys
MH  - Humans
MH  - Leisure Activities/*psychology
MH  - Longitudinal Studies
MH  - Male
MH  - Models, Psychological
MH  - Models, Statistical
MH  - *Psychology, Adolescent
MH  - United States
EDAT- 2014/02/11 06:00
MHDA- 2015/01/15 06:00
CRDT- 2014/02/11 06:00
PHST- 2013/09/12 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/01/15 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/02/11 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/02/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/01/15 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s10964-014-0091-1 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Youth Adolesc. 2014 Jun;43(6):919-32. doi: 10.1007/s10964-014-0091-1. Epub 2014 
      Feb 8.