School-Based Extracurricular Activity Involvement and Adolescent Self-Esteem: A Growth-Curve Analysis

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 568-581

  Kort Butler, Lisa A ^a   Hagewen, Kellie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Extracurricular activities; Growth curves; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SPORT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; SPORTS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953733186     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9551-4     Document Type: Article

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