Extracurricular involvement in the school-age period and adolescent problem behavior among low-income youth.

Julia S FeldmanYiyao ZhouChelsea M Weaver Krug Melvin N Wilson Kathryn Lemery-ChalfantDaniel S Shaw

Published in: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology (2021)

The present study suggests that low-income, school-age children's involvement in extracurricular activities serves a protective function in relation to adolescent externalizing problems. Future studies should assess underlying mechanisms and expand the scope of adolescent outcomes to include prosocial functioning. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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