Journal article
Extracurricular Activity Intensity and Adolescent Risk-Taking: Exploring Interactive Effects of Contextual Risk and Coping Efficacy
The Educational and Developmental Psychologist, Vol.34(01), pp.62-77
2017
Abstract
Adolescence is a period of heightened risk-taking. Therefore it is important to investigate positive settings that can facilitate healthy adolescent development and reduce risk-taking behaviour. This study investigated the relations between non-sporting extracurricular activity participation intensity and risky behaviour. Adolescents' coping efficacy was tested as a moderator between extracurricular activity participation and risk-taking among adolescents at different levels of contextual risk. Adolescents (N = 1,599) across Western Australia were surveyed. Results for moderately at-risk youth indicated a significant interaction, such that greater activity intensity was associated with less risk-taking for adolescents with higher coping efficacy. However, higher intensity activity participation predicted more risk-taking for adolescents with low coping efficacy.
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- Title
- Extracurricular Activity Intensity and Adolescent Risk-Taking: Exploring Interactive Effects of Contextual Risk and Coping Efficacy
- Authors/Creators
- G.P. Heaslip (Author/Creator)B.L. Barber (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- The Educational and Developmental Psychologist, Vol.34(01), pp.62-77
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Identifiers
- 991005542660407891
- Copyright
- © 2017 Australian Psychological Society Ltd
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Psychology and Exercise Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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