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- Title
Trajectories of Organized Activity Participation Among Urban Adolescents: An Analysis of Predisposing Factors.
- Authors
Eisman, Andria; Stoddard, Sarah; Bauermeister, José; Caldwell, Cleopatra; Zimmerman, Marc
- Abstract
Organized activity participation provides important opportunities for adolescents to develop assets and resources related to positive youth development. Predisposing factors, in addition to sociodemographics and self-selection factors, may influence how youth participate over time. In this study, we used growth mixture modeling with longitudinal data from African American adolescents attending urban high schools in Flint, MI to identify subgroups of participation trajectories (Wave 1 N = 681, mean age at Wave 1 = 14.86 years, 51 % female). We measured activity participation using psychological and behavioral engagement across multiple contexts over the 4 years of high school. We examined how predisposing risk and promotive factors were related to these trajectories, accounting for sociodemographic and self-selection factors. The results indicated three participation trajectories: a low group decreasing over time (74 %), a moderate, consistent participation group (21 %) and a moderate, increasing group (5 %). More substance use was associated with lower odds of being in the moderate/consistent versus low/decreasing participation group. More parental support was associated with lower odds of being in the moderate/increasing versus the moderate/consistent group. Our results suggest that addressing predisposing factors such as substance use may help facilitate participation over time.
- Subjects
COMMUNITY involvement; AFRICAN American high school students; URBAN teenagers; TWENTY-first century; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL history; ACADEMIC achievement; SUBSTANCE abuse risk factors; FAMILY conflict
- Publication
Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 2016, Vol 45, Issue 1, p225
- ISSN
0047-2891
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10964-015-0267-3