Year
2004
Paper Type
Doctoral Dissertation
College
College of Education and Human Services
Degree Name
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (EdD)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Dr. Joyce T. Jones
Second Advisor
Dr. Kenneth T. Wilburn
Third Advisor
Dr. William J. Wilson
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Chudley E. Werch
Fifth Advisor
Dr. W. David Whittinghill
Department Chair
Dr. Kenneth T. Wilburn
College Dean
Dr. Larry G. Daniel
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between student use of substances and extent of participation in school and/or community sponsored sport or nonsport activity. The study also examined student substance use and extent of participation in sport or nonsport activity together with extent of employment.
Data were provided by 24,699 public school youths who attended grades 6 through 12 and completed the 2001-2002 Duval Secondary Substance Use and Violence Survey: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors. Frequency tables, crosstabulation, chi-square tests, and loglinear analysis were used to analyze the data.
The study found: (a) a higher percentage of respondents who participated in 11 or more hours of sport/athletic activity or nonsport activity reported using substances almost every day than did respondents who participated in 1-5 hours of activity (b) a higher percentage of students reported using alcohol almost every day when involved in greater than 20 hours of work per week and 11 or more hours of sport/athletic or nonsport participation than did those with lesser involvement in activity in conjunction with work at any level.
Extracurricular programs and student employment may function as protective factors in discouraging adolescent substance use. Extracurricular programs and student employment may also place the student at greater risk for substance abuse when such involvement exceeds 20 hours per week in work and more than 11 hours per week of extracurricular activity.
While extracurricular programs and student employment should be designed and offered to encourage widespread student participation, extent of participation should be monitored to assure healthy participation.
Suggested Citation
Long, Lynn Hunt, "Relationship Between Extent of Extracurricular Participation, Employment, and Substance Use Among Middle and High School Students" (2004). UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 288.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/288
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