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Epps, Sylvia R.; Huston, Aletha C.; Bobbitt, Kaeley C. – Developmental Psychology, 2013
The experiment reported here tested impacts of New Hope, an employment-based poverty intervention for adults on developmental patterns of children's participation in structured out-of-school activities, using a cross-sequential design spanning ages 6 through 19. New Hope increased participation in activities (lessons, sports, religious, clubs,…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, After School Programs, Poverty, Intervention
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Busseri, Michael A.; Rose-Krasnor, Linda; Willoughby, Teena; Chalmers, Heather – Developmental Psychology, 2006
Connections between youth activity involvement and indicators of successful development were examined in a longitudinal high school sample. Drawing on theories of expertise skill development (e.g., J. Cote, 1999); the selection, optimization, and compensation framework (P. B. Baltes, 1997); and theories of positive youth development (e.g., R. M.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Skill Development, Incidence, Youth Programs