Consequences of Summertime for Adolescent Development

夏季对青少年发育的影响

基本信息

批准号：
7617191
负责人：
JOSEPH L MAHONEY
金额：
$ 7.64万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2008
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2008-05-01 至 2011-03-31
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A growing body of research shows that the out-of-school activities and arrangements that adolescents experience have important implications for their academic, social, and physical development. Although summertime represents the largest consecutive period of out-of-school time - accounting for nearly one-quarter of adolescents' developmental experiences during a calendar year - very little is known about the basic arrangements and activities that youth experience during the summer months. Likewise, a paucity of research is available concerning the implications of summertime experiences for adolescents' physical health, school adjustment, and psychosocial development. Drawing from interdisciplinary theory and research, the primary goals of the proposed study are: 1) to develop knowledge about basic care arrangements and activities that adolescents experience during the summertime (e.g., self care, parent/relative care, organized activity participation, paid employment) and, 2) to assess relations between these summer experiences and broad indicators of adolescent adjustment during the following school year. Moderating factors and mediating processes are of interest. The investigation proposes secondary data analysis of Wave 2 of the Child Development Supplement (CDS) to the Panel Study for Income Dynamics (PSID). The PSID-CDS-II includes a nationally representative sample of 1,468 adolescents (ages 12- 18) from 1,179 families. Data for Wave 2 were collected during 2002-2003. At that time, the median family household income for the sample was = $50,010 and 16% of the families were at or below the federal poverty threshold. The gender and racial/ethnic status of the participating youth were: Male (50%), White (47%), Black or African American (42%), Hispanic or Latino (6%), Asian (1%) and American Indian or Alaskan Native (.6%). Information on adolescents' summertime activities and arrangements as well as multiple indicators of their adjustment during the following school year (e.g., body mass index/obesity, academic achievement, psychological/emotional well-being, social behavior problems) was provided through adolescent- and parent-reports. Results will begin to address the knowledge gap on conditions under which adolescents' summertime experiences may provide risks and opportunities for the development of physical health, social-emotional, and academic competencies. Relative to the school year, the summer months represent a time of heightened risk for many adolescents with respect to antisocial and criminal behaviors, weight gain and obesity, and declining academic achievement. At the same time, research indicates that when adolescents' out-of-school time involves participation in organized activities and supervised arrangements, the likelihood of developing these adjustment problems is reduced and the development of physical health and social-academic competencies are augmented significantly. Accordingly, the proposed study will help to clarify the summer activities/arrangements that are likely to play a role in the development of problematic developmental outcomes as well as those associated with the promotion of positive youth development.

描述（由申请人提供）：越来越多的研究表明，青少年经历的校外活动和安排对其学业、社交和身体发展具有重要影响。尽管夏季代表了最长的连续休学时间——占青少年一年中发展经历的近四分之一——但人们对青少年在夏季经历的基本安排和活动知之甚少。同样，关于夏季经历对青少年身体健康、学校适应和社会心理发展的影响的研究也很少。根据跨学科理论和研究，拟议研究的主要目标是：1）发展有关青少年在夏季经历的基本护理安排和活动的知识（例如自我护理、父母/亲戚护理、有组织的活动参与、有偿就业））以及，2）评估这些暑期经历与下一学年青少年适应的广泛指标之间的关系。调节因素和中介过程很有趣。该调查建议对收入动态小组研究 (PSID) 的第二波儿童发展补充剂 (CDS) 进行二次数据分析。 PSID-CDS-II 包括来自 1,179 个家庭的 1,468 名青少年（12-18 岁）的全国代表性样本。第 2 波的数据是在 2002 年至 2003 年期间收集的。当时，样本家庭收入中位数为 = 50,010 美元，16% 的家庭处于或低于联邦贫困线。参与青少年的性别和种族/民族状况为：男性（50%）、白人（47%）、黑人或非裔美国人（42%）、西班牙裔或拉丁裔（6%）、亚洲人（1%）和美洲印第安人或阿拉斯加原住民 (0.6%)。有关青少年暑期活动和安排的信息，以及他们在下一学年的调整的多项指标（例如，体重指数/肥胖、学业成绩、心理/情绪健康、社会行为问题）通过青少年和家长报告。结果将开始解决青少年夏季经历可能为身体健康、社会情感和学术能力的发展提供风险和机会的条件的知识差距。与学年相比，夏季对于许多青少年来说是反社会和犯罪行为、体重增加和肥胖以及学业成绩下降的高风险时期。同时，研究表明，当青少年的校外时间参与有组织的活动和监督安排时，出现这些适应问题的可能性就会降低，身体健康和社会学术能力的发展也会显着增强。因此，拟议的研究将有助于澄清可能在有问题的发展结果的发展中发挥作用的夏季活动/安排，以及与促进积极的青年发展相关的活动/安排。