Trajectories of Organized Activity Participation Among Urban Adolescents: An Analysis of Predisposing Factors

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• Alternative Title:
  J Youth Adolesc
• Personal Author:
  Eisman, Andria B. ; Stoddard, Sarah A. ; Bauermeister, José A. ; Caldwell, Cleopatra H. ; Zimmerman, Marc A.
• Description:
  Organized activity participation provides important opportunities for adolescents to develop assets and resources related to positive youth development. Predisposing factors, in addition to sociodemographics and self-selection factors, may influence how youth participate over time. In this study, we used growth mixture modeling with longitudinal data from African American adolescents attending urban high schools in Flint, MI to identify subgroups of participation trajectories (Wave 1 N = 681, mean age at Wave 1 = 14.86 years, 51% female). We measured activity participation using psychological and behavioral engagement across multiple contexts over the 4 years of high school. We examined how predisposing risk and promotive factors were related to these trajectories, accounting for sociodemographic and self-selection factors. The results indicated three participation trajectories: a low group decreasing over time (74%), a moderate, consistent participation group (21%) and a moderate, increasing group (5%). More substance use was associated with lower odds of being in the moderate/consistent versus low/decreasing participation group. More parental support was associated with lower odds of being in the moderate/increasing versus the moderate/consistent group. Our results suggest that addressing predisposing factors such as substance use may help facilitate participation over time.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Black Or African American Female Humans Interpersonal Relations Leisure Activities Longitudinal Studies Male Peer Group Risk Factors Substance-Related Disorders Urban Population

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• Source:
  J Youth Adolesc. 45(1):225-238
• Pubmed ID:
  25735866
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4924575
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 DA007484/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States ; 5U01CE001957-02/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; DA07484/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan
• Volume:
  45
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6f60bbb5a15b104c8ca45a70db5d780864a627334570c477ed2ff3bb7cd2b657
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/40099/cdc_40099_DS1.pdf
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