Are Children Overstructured?: Involvement in Adult-Organized Activities and Children’s Outcomes

Are Children Overstructured?: Involvement in Adult-Organized Activities and Children’s Outcomes

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Main Author: Turpin, Kelly Marie
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2008
Subjects:
Sociology
Extracurricular Activities
Child Well-Being
Education
Parenting
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1228250961
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu12282509612021-08-03T05:54:49Z Are Children Overstructured?: Involvement in Adult-Organized Activities and Children’s Outcomes Turpin, Kelly Marie Sociology Extracurricular Activities Child Well-Being Education Parenting Changes in how Americans view the role of children have prompted an increase in the deliberate cultivation of children's skills through intensive and structured parenting. With children participating in more structured activities as a result of this shift in childrearing philosophies, there are many reasons to question the benefits of these increasingly “hurried schedules.” Surprisingly, however, scholars have ignored possible negative ramifications by assuming that structured activities have a simple, linear relationship with children's well-being. With more detailed modeling, I test whether the functional form of the relationship is linear, threshold, or curvilinear by analyzing a sample of 17,527 elementary-age children from The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study – Kindergarten Class of 1998-99. Findings primarily reveal a threshold relationship. For example, participation in two (versus none or one) structured activities per month was associated with greater well-being among children, but further levels of participation in structured activities resulted in no additional benefit. 2008-12-08 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1228250961 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1228250961 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Sociology
Extracurricular Activities
Child Well-Being
Education
Parenting
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Extracurricular Activities
Child Well-Being
Education
Parenting
Turpin, Kelly Marie
Are Children Overstructured?: Involvement in Adult-Organized Activities and Children’s Outcomes
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title_short Are Children Overstructured?: Involvement in Adult-Organized Activities and Children’s Outcomes
title_full Are Children Overstructured?: Involvement in Adult-Organized Activities and Children’s Outcomes
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title_full_unstemmed Are Children Overstructured?: Involvement in Adult-Organized Activities and Children’s Outcomes
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