Date Presented
Spring 4-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Alisha Walker Marciano, PhD
Second Advisor
Donald Werner, PhD
Third Advisor
Virginia Cykle, PhD
Abstract
The broad scope of extracurricular activities during childhood and adolescents provides favorable conditions for promoting positive youth development. The current study examined the relationship between athletic extracurricular experiences at the high school and college level and developmental factors learned from these experiences. From this particular sample, participants participating in either a team or an individual sport tended to have significantly higher rates of positive identity experience within their activity compared to those who did not play an upper level sport. Participants who assessed a high school or college level individual sporting activity tended to report significantly higher rates of interpersonal skills and adult networking skills related to their activity compared to participants involved in another extracurricular activity.
Recommended Citation
Baker, Keanna, "Sports Involvement and Extracurricular Activities: Impact on Prosocial Behavior and Teamwork in Young Adulthood" (2012). Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects. 123.
https://digitalshowcase.lynchburg.edu/utcp/123