The importance of out-of-school time for healthy development has been stressed in recent
reports by foundations and researchers (eg, Carnegie Corporation, 1992; Eccles &�…

In this article, we test:(a) the relation between school-based extracurricular participation and
indicators of positive and negative development across a range of activity contexts, and (b) a�…

SOCIAL REFORMERS IN the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries de-veloped a
new set of contexts for youth that were specifically aimed at the goals of positive psychology�…

This longitudinal study investigated consistent participation in extracurricular activities as a
contributor to long-term educational success. Participants were 695 boys and girls who were�…

Using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study, the authors examined relations
between educational, civic, and occupational success in young adulthood and the duration�…

There is good evidence that participating in school and community-based activities is
associated with both short-and long-term indicators of positive development (eg, Barber�…

Extracurricular participation plays an important role in positive youth development. Yet, little
is known about the stability and change in extracurricular participation from middle�…

School-aged children in the US and other Western nations spend almost half of their waking
hours in leisure activities. For some, out-of-school time is perceived as inconsequential or�…

In this article, we summarize:(a) the arguments linking participation in structured leisure
activities to positive youth development,(b) our findings on the association of extracurricular�…

There is growing evidence that participation in constructive leisure activities facilitates
positive youth development. Empirical evidence also supports the influence of families and�…