Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur
higher level of conscientiousness through sports and activities
persönliche Entwicklung / Erwerb von sozialen und personalen Kompetenzen
Adolescents who participated in activities had higher levels of conscientiousness than those who did not participate in activities; adolescents who participated in sports had a higher level of conscientiousness than those who did not participate in sports. Taken together, these results show that more conscientious adolescents were more likely to participate in activities and sports.
Beschreibung der Aktivität
extracurricular activities and sports
Extracurricular activities and sports as a means to reduce the use of risky substances among youths.
Australien
3 years
mean age 15 years
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche
Evaluierung der Aktivität
Youth Activity Participation Survey of Western Australia (YAPS.WA), 3 time points
Participation in activities; Participation in sports; Conscientiousness (items derived from the NEO-PI-R, ten items were taken from the three different conscientiousness facets: self-discipline, achievement striving and dutifulness); Risky substance use (three items including measures of binge drinking, getting drunk and illegal drug use); Gender; Socioeconomic status; Pubertal timing as control variables.
(1) ‘‘About how often in the last 6 months have you had more than 5 alcoholic drinks on one occasion?’’; (2) ‘‘About how often in the last 6 months have you been drunk?’’; and (3) ‘‘About how often in the last 6 months have you used illegal drugs?’’
These items were measured on an eight-point scale from 1 ‘‘none’’ to 8 ‘‘31 or more times’’.
687 adolescents
2016