Title: Benefits of Activity Participation: The Roles of Identity Affirmation and Peer Group Norm Sharing
Abstract:The importance of out-of-school time for healthy development has been
stressed in recent reports by foundations and researchers (e.g., Carnegie
Corporation, 1992; Eccles & Gootman, 2002; Eccles & Te...The importance of out-of-school time for healthy development has been
stressed in recent reports by foundations and researchers (e.g., Carnegie
Corporation, 1992; Eccles & Gootman, 2002; Eccles & Templeton, 2002;
Larson, 2000). There is good evidence that participating in extracurricular
activities is associated with both shortand long-term indicators of positive
development during adolescence. Previous research, however, tells us less
about the reasons for these associations. Scholars have suggested that
activities can (a) help adolescents acquire both the educational credentials
and the cognitive skills needed for adult work roles, (b) work through
issues of personal and social identity, (c) acquire the inter-personal skills
needed to form healthy social relationships and to succeed in the world of
work, and (d) refine the emotional and behavioral skills needed to become
fully functioning, independent adults.Read More
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-03-23
Language: en
Type: article
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