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Brief report: Performing on the stage, the field, or both? Australian adolescent extracurricular activity
Corey J Blomfield1, Bonnie L Barber
1School of Psychology, Murdoch University, South Street, Western Australia 6150, Australia. c.blomfield@murdoch.edu.au
Abstract:
The relationship between Australian adolescents' participation in extracurricular activities and their self-concepts was investigated. A total of 1489 adolescents (56% female; mean age 13.8 years) completed measures of social self-concept, academic self-concept, and general self-worth, and reported on their extracurricular activity participation. In general, participation in any type of extracurricular activity was associated with a higher social and academic self-concept, and general self-worth, compared to no participation. Adolescents who participated in both sports and non-sports also reported a more positive social self-concept and general self-worth, compared to those who only participated in one of the activity types. This research provides support for extracurricular activities as a context facilitative of positive self-concept, and demonstrates the importance of a mixed participation profile for an adolescent's self-concept.
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