Organized out-of-school activities : settings for peer relationships / Jennifer A. Fredricks, Sandra D. Simpkins, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fredricks, Jennifer A., editor.

Simpkins, Sandra Denise, editor.

Series:

New directions for child and adolescent development ; number 140 (Summer 2013)

New directions for child and adolescent development ; v. 140

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Student activities--Social aspects.

Student activities.

Students--Services for.

Students.

Social interaction in adolescence.

Community and school--United States.

Community and school.

Youth development.

After-school programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (101 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2013]

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explore how the peer relationship and extracurricular organized activities-like sports, the arts, and community-based organizations-influence academic functioning, social development, and problem behavior. This volume shows how out-of-school activity offers an ideal context to study peer processes, and to explore both how and why peers matter for organized activity participation. Starting with the theoretical and empirical research on peers and organized activities, it goes on to address several questions including: Does co-participating in an organized activity with your f

Contents:

Title page; Copyright page; Contents; 1: Organized Out-of-School Activities and Peer Relationships: Theoretical Perspectives and Previous Research; Why Are Organized Activities an Ideal Setting to Study Peers?; How Do Peer Relations Shape Adolescents' Participation in Organized Activities?; How Do Organized Activities Shape Peer Relations in Positive Ways?; Peer Groups.; Friendships.; Peer Interactions.; How Do Organized Activities Shape Peer Relations in Negative Ways?; Summary and Overview of This Volume; References

2: Friendships with Co-Participants in Organized Activities: Prevalence, Quality, Friends' Characteristics, and Associations with Adolescents' AdjustmentIntroduction; Friendships Within Organized Activities.; Organized Activities, Friendships, and Youths' Adjustment.; Types of Activities and Providers.; The Present Study.; Method; Participants.; Procedure and Measures.; Results; Descriptive Information on Rates of Participation in Organized Activities.; Prevalence of Friendships with Co-Participants.; The Quality of Friendships with Co-Participants and the Characteristicsof the Friends.

Friendships with Co-Participants and Youths' Adjustment.Discussion; Friendships Within Organized Activities.; Limitations and Future Directions.; References; 3: When Is Sport Participation Risky or Protective for Alcohol Use? The Role of Teammates, Friendships, and Popularity; Introduction; Adolescents' Alcohol Use.; Adolescents' Peer Relations.; Summary and Study Goal.; Method; Participants.; Measures.; Analysis Plan.; Results; Model Summary.; Alcohol Use Did Not Depend on Popularity.; Alcohol Use Depended on Friends' and Teammates' Alcohol Use.; Discussion

Are Particular Sport Activities Associated with Problematic Outcomes?Is the Relation Between Sport Participation and Alcohol Use Stronger for Particular Adolescents?; Limitations and Future Directions.; Applied Implications.; Conclusions.; References; 4: Regrouping: Organized Activity Involvement and Social Adjustment Across the Transition to High School; Introduction; Assessing Activity Involvement.; The Current Study.; Method; Measures; Peer Status.; Depressive Symptoms.; Loneliness.; Organized Activity Involvement.; Results; Descriptive Statistics.

Relations Between Patterns of OA Involvement and Social Adjustment.Gender as a Moderator of Relations Between Patterns of OA Involvement and Social Adjustment.; Peer Status as a Mediator of Relations Between OA Involvement and Social Adjustment.; Discussion; References; 5: Adolescents, Organized Activities, and Peers: Knowledge Gained and Knowledge Needed; Organized Activities as Caricatures: Implications of Image and Reputation; Channeling Function of Organized Activities; Organized Activities as Contexts for Peer Interaction

Beyond Caricature, Channel, and Context: Modeling Peer Influences Through Activity Participation

Notes:

"ISSN: 1520-3247."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781118735763

1118735765

9781118735749

1118735749

OCLC:

868946276