Positive youth development and out-of-school-time co-exist. They help to master developmental tasks such as, social and personal identity. Sports and clubs are different developmental implications. Effects of sport participation also depends on the quantity of sports one participates in along with the duration and intensity. There has not been a lot of research that addresses the impact of sports participation on adolescent development alongside out-of-school time.”Differences found among youths with different out-of-school time activity patterns may be attributed to differences in their access to resources and not to their actual participation patterns.”A study that examined several indicators of positive development, risk factors and participation in sports and out-of-school time activities was tested by a student and parent questionnaire. This study proved that a newer theoretical frame is needed to completely have a full understanding of the role of sports participation. The study that was conducted was limited by the characteristics of the sample and the particular set of measurements used. If this study where to be produced again it should move in the direction of using multiple methods to examine the question at hand. For example including youths parents and youth-serving program professionals. These results will help advance the developmental systems approach to positive youth development, in that it will enable precise knowledge to be generated about the conditions that are necessary to institute use of out-of-school time activities for promoting positive youth development among diverse youths.
Zarrett, N., Fay, K., Li, Y., Carrano, J., Phelps, E., & Lerner, R. M. (2009). More than child’s play: Variable- and pattern-centered approaches for examining effects of sports participation on youth development. Developmental Psychology, 45(2), 368–382. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/10.1037/a0014577
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