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24-06-2023 | Empirical Research

Adolescents in the Community: Extracurricular Activities and Sexual Harassment

Auteurs: Andrea S. Mora, Kristen M. LoDuca, Rosario Ceballo

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 9/2023

Abstract

Sexual harassment and participation in extracurricular activities are two common experiences for adolescents, yet little research examines the interplay between these two phenomena, particularly among low-income, racial/ethnic minority adolescents. This study examined whether participation in four types of extracurricular activities—school-based, structured community-based, unstructured community-based, and home-based—was associated with adolescents’ PTSD and depressive symptoms over time, and whether those relations were mediated by neighborhood-based sexual harassment. Participants were 537 adolescents who were on average 15.6 years old, 54% girls, and majority Latino/a (n = 416; 77.5%). Path analyses revealed a significant indirect effect between unstructured community-based activities, but not structured community-based, school- nor home-based extracurricular activities and PTSD symptoms via sexual harassment. The findings point to the importance of examining how unstructured community-based extracurricular activities may increase neighborhood risks for adolescents, and the need for creating opportunities for adolescents to engage in structured and well supervised after-school extracurricular activities.

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Titel: Adolescents in the Community: Extracurricular Activities and Sexual Harassment
Auteurs: Andrea S. Mora
Kristen M. LoDuca
Rosario Ceballo
Publicatiedatum: 24-06-2023
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 9/2023
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01812-8

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