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

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1141-1152

  Schaefer, David R ^a   Simpkins, Sandra D ^a   Vest, Andrea E ^a   Price, Chara D ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Extracurricular activities; Friendships; Homophily; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79960454380     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024091     Document Type: Article

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