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Mexican-Origin Youth Participation in Extracurricular Activities: Predicting Trajectories of Involvement from 7th to 12th Grade.
Dawes, Nickki Pearce; Modecki, Kathryn L; Gonzales, Nancy; Dumka, Larry; Millsap, Roger.
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  • Dawes NP; Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02125, USA. nickki.dawes@umb.edu.
  • Modecki KL; Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia.
  • Gonzales N; Psychology Department, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871104, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1104, USA.
  • Dumka L; School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 873701, Tempe, AZ, 85287-3701, USA.
  • Millsap R; Psychology Department, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871104, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1104, USA.
J Youth Adolesc ; 44(11): 2172-88, 2015 Nov.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25971215
The potential benefits of participation in extracurricular activities may be especially important for youth who are at risk for academic underachievement, such as low income Mexican-origin youth in the U.S. To advance understanding of factors that drive participation for this population, this study examined Mexican-origin youth's trajectories of participation in extracurricular activities across Grades 7-12 and tested theoretically-derived predictors of these trajectories. Participants were 178 adolescents (53.9 % Female, Mage = 12.28) and their mothers who separately completed in-home interviews. Youth reported the frequency of their participation across a range of extracurricular activities. Latent growth curve models of overall extracurricular activities participation, sports participation, and fine arts participation were individually estimated via structural equation modeling. The findings demonstrated developmental declines in overall participation and in sports participation. For fine arts, declines in participation in middle school were followed by subsequent increases during high school (a curvilinear pattern). Motivationally-salient predictors of participation trajectories included youth's traditional cultural values orientation (sports), the mothers' educational aspirations for the youth (sports, fine arts, overall activity), and youth gender (sports, fine arts). Overall, the results suggest variability in participation trajectories based on program type, and highlight the need for additional research to enhance our understanding of the impact of culturally-relevant predictors on participation over time.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Instituições Acadêmicas / Comportamento do Adolescente / Americanos Mexicanos Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Equity_inequality Limite: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do norte / Mexico Idioma: En Revista: J Youth Adolesc Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Instituições Acadêmicas / Comportamento do Adolescente / Americanos Mexicanos Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Equity_inequality Limite: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do norte / Mexico Idioma: En Revista: J Youth Adolesc Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Estados Unidos