Simpkins Sandra D, Vandell Deborah Lowe, Liu Yangyang
School of Education, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA.
Committee for Children, Seattle, Washington, USA.
J Res Adolesc. 2023 Sep;33(3):786-802. doi: 10.1111/jora.12838. Epub 2023 Feb 12.
This study examined associations between adolescents' participation in out-of-school activities and their participation in activities at age 26 (N = 1041, 50% girls, 77% White). More frequent adolescent participation in sports, arts, volunteer/community service, and religious activities increased the odds of participating in the same type of activity at age 26. Adolescents' enjoyment of activities partially explained the developmental continuity in activity participation. There was limited evidence that individuals' participation across different types of activities was associated. Finally, the diversity or breadth of adolescents' activity participation was associated with larger activity breadth at age 26. These findings suggest that adolescents' out-of-school activities help set the stage for participating in similar, but not different activities during young adulthood.
本研究调查了青少年参与校外活动与其26岁时参与活动之间的关联（N = 1041，50%为女孩，77%为白人）。青少年更频繁地参与体育、艺术、志愿/社区服务和宗教活动，会增加其在26岁时参与同类型活动的几率。青少年对活动的喜爱在一定程度上解释了活动参与的发展连续性。仅有有限的证据表明个体参与不同类型活动之间存在关联。最后，青少年活动参与的多样性或广度与26岁时更大的活动广度相关。这些发现表明，青少年的校外活动有助于为其在青年期参与相似而非不同的活动奠定基础。
