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Organized Activity Involvement, Depressive Symptoms, and Social Adjustment in Adolescents: Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status as Moderators
Randall, Edin T.; Bohnert, Amy M.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v38 n9 p1187-1198 Oct 2009
The current cross-sectional study investigated the links between various dimensions of organized activity involvement and depressive symptoms, loneliness, and peer victimization in an ethnically and economically diverse sample of adolescents (N = 152; 58% female). Results indicate that adolescents who were involved in organized activities for more years also reported lower levels of loneliness. There was evidence of diminishing returns when adolescents were very highly involved in organized activities; those who were either under- or over-involved reported the highest levels of depressive symptoms. Conversely, findings indicate that adolescents who participated in a narrow or wide range of activity contexts reported the lowest levels of depressive symptoms. In addition, results suggested that the relation between organized activity involvement and adjustment differs among adolescents from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Findings from the current study also underscore the importance of considering multiple indices of activity involvement when assessing its association with adjustment.
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Adolescents, Social Adjustment, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Participation, Psychological Patterns, Peer Relationship, Bullying, Correlation, Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Socioeconomic Influences
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