Research Institute of Social Development, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu 611130, China.
Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 1;19(7):4231. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074231.
Although Western studies showed that participation in extracurricular activities was intimately linked to adolescents' psychological adjustment, very few studies have addressed this issue among early adolescents in China. Based on a nationally representative sample of 9672 Chinese junior high school students ( = 14.54 years, = 0.70 years), this study investigated the relationship between participation in different extracurricular activities and depressive symptoms among Chinese early adolescents, and the moderating role of gender and family economic status. Results indicated that time spent completing homework, attending extracurricular tutoring, and playing online games after school was positively related to students' depressive symptoms, whereas time spent on participating in physical exercise was negatively associated with students' depressive symptoms. Besides, the relationships between after-school activities participation and student depressive symptoms were moderated by gender and family economic status. The theoretical and practical implications for the arrangement of after-school activities for Chinese early adolescents are discussed.
虽然西方的研究表明,参加课外活动与青少年的心理调整密切相关,但在中国,很少有研究关注早期青少年这一问题。本研究基于对 9672 名中国初中生( = 14.54 岁, = 0.70 岁)的全国代表性样本,调查了中国早期青少年参加不同课外活动与抑郁症状之间的关系,以及性别和家庭经济状况的调节作用。结果表明,放学后完成作业、参加课外辅导和玩网络游戏的时间与学生的抑郁症状呈正相关,而参加体育锻炼的时间与学生的抑郁症状呈负相关。此外,课外活动参与和学生抑郁症状之间的关系受到性别和家庭经济状况的调节。讨论了为中国早期青少年安排课外活动的理论和实践意义。