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  • Developmental psychology
  • Behavioral science

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  • Organized activities (sports, clubs) are expected to benefit adolescents.
  • Previous research shows inconsistent links between activity involvement and internalizing/externalizing problems.
  • Measurement limitations and individual differences may explain these inconsistencies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine organized activity participation as a predictor of adolescent internalizing and externalizing problems.
  • To investigate initial child adjustment as a moderator of these outcomes.
  • To address gaps in understanding the nuanced effects of extracurriculars.

Main Methods:

  • Latent variable modeling used to assess organized activity participation.
  • Longitudinal data collected from 431 adolescents (ages 12-13) and their mothers.
  • Adolescents self-reported activity involvement and internalizing problems; mothers reported externalizing problems.

Main Results:

  • Activity involvement predicted lower levels of internalizing problems.
  • A significant interaction effect found for externalizing problems.
  • Higher activity involvement predicted lower externalizing problems only when initial levels were low; it predicted higher problems when initial levels were high.

Conclusions:

  • Organized activity involvement is beneficial for reducing internalizing problems.
  • The effect of activity involvement on externalizing problems is conditional on initial problem levels.
  • Participation may increase risk for externalizing problems in vulnerable adolescents.