Journal article
Developmental experiences during extracurricular activities and Australian adolescents’ self-concept: particularly important for youth from disadvantaged schools
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol.40(5), pp.582-594
2011
Abstract
Extracurricular activities provide adolescents with a number of positive personal and interpersonal developmental experiences. This study investigated whether developmental experiences that occurred during extracurricular activities were linked to a more positive self-concept for Australian adolescents, and whether this link was particularly salient for youth from disadvantaged schools. Adolescents (N = 1,504, 56% Female) from 26 diverse high schools across Western Australia were surveyed. The findings revealed that adolescents from low socio-economic status schools who participated in extracurricular activities had a more positive general self-worth and social self-concept than adolescents from similar socio-economic schools who did not participate in any extracurricular activities. Furthermore, the positive developmental experiences that occurred during extracurricular activities predicted a more positive general self-worth and social and academic self-concept, and this link was stronger for youth from low SES schools. These findings suggest that the developmental experiences afforded by extracurricular activities may foster positive adolescent development.
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- Title
- Developmental experiences during extracurricular activities and Australian adolescents’ self-concept: particularly important for youth from disadvantaged schools
- Authors/Creators
- C.J. Blomfield (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityB.L. Barber (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol.40(5), pp.582-594
- Publisher
- Springer
- Identifiers
- 991005542512807891
- Copyright
- © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Psychology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 6 Social Sciences
- 6.24 Psychiatry & Psychology
- 6.24.15 Parenting and Child Development
- Web Of Science research areas
- Psychology, Developmental
- ESI research areas
- Psychiatry/Psychology