The Contribution of Extracurricular Activities to Adolescent Friendships: New Insights through Social Network Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Schaefer, David R.; Simpkins, Sandra D.; Vest, Andrea E.; Price, Chara D.
Titel	The Contribution of Extracurricular Activities to Adolescent Friendships: New Insights through Social Network Analysis
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 47 (2011) 4, S.1141-1152 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0024091
Schlagwörter	Extracurricular Activities; Network Analysis; Friendship; Adolescents; Social Networks; Longitudinal Studies; Correlation; Adolescent Development; Case Studies; Questionnaires; Measures (Individuals); National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Netzplantechnik; Freundschaft; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Korrelation; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Fragebogen; Messdaten
Abstract	Extracurricular activities are settings that are theorized to help adolescents maintain existing friendships and develop new friendships. The overarching goal of the current investigation was to examine whether coparticipating in school-based extracurricular activities supported adolescents' school-based friendships. We used social network methods and data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to examine whether dyadic friendship ties were more likely to exist among activity coparticipants while controlling for alternative friendship processes, namely dyadic homophily (e.g., demographic and behavioral similarities) and network-level processes (e.g., triadic closure). Results provide strong evidence that activities were associated with current friendships and promoted the formation of new friendships. These associations varied based on school level (i.e., middle vs. high school) and activity type (i.e., sports, academic, arts). Results of this study provide new insight into the complex relations between activities and friendship that can inform theories of their developmental outcomes. (Contains 4 tables, 5 footnotes and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10