Is Participation in Organized Leisure-Time Activities Associated with School Performance in Adolescence?

BACKGROUND:Organized leisure-time activities (OLTA) have been identified as a context suitable for improvement of school performance. This study aimed to assess the associations between participation in OLTA and school engagement, school-related stress, academic achievement and whether these associa...

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Main Authors: Petr Badura, Erik Sigmund, Andrea Madarasova Geckova, Dagmar Sigmundova, Jan Sirucek, Jitse P van Dijk, Sijmen A Reijneveld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4830594?pdf=render