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dc.contributor.authorBlomfield, C
dc.contributor.authorBarber, B
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-04T06:04:43Z
dc.date.available2017-10-04T06:04:43Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.issn1446-5442
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/167461
dc.description.abstractAdolescent participation in extracurricular activities is associated with numerous positive outcomes, yet the mechanisms underlying this relationship are largely unknown. This study had two goals: to investigate the association between participation in extracurricular activities and indicators of positive and negative development for Australian adolescents; and to determine if these associations were mediated by the characteristics of adolescents’ friends. Extracurricular participation was positively associated with higher academic track enrolment, university aspirations, and school belonging, and negatively associated with skipping school; participation in team sports was related to greater alcohol use. In addition, friend characteristics were found to mediate the association between activity participation and developmental indicators.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Newcastle
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.newcastle.edu.au/research/centre/ajedp/previous-issues
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom114
dc.relation.ispartofpageto128
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume10
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist studies in education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3904
dc.titleAustralian adolescents' extracurricular activity participation and positive development: Is the relationship mediated by peer attributes?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.rights.copyright© 2010 AJEDP. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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gro.griffith.authorBarber, Bonnie L.


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