Title
Adolescent peer processes in extracurricular activities: Identifying developmental opportunities
Date Issued
01 November 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
During adolescence, peer processes play a significant role in development. Whereas peer relations have been studied extensively in the school context, far less research has examined peer processes that occur within extracurricular and out-of-school time activities. This study used focus groups to explore the role of peer processes in shaping developmental processes and outcomes across four distinct types of out-of-school activities in Santiago, Chile. Across all extracurricular activities, three common features were identified: voluntary participation, symmetrical relationships, and a sense of belonging that establishes clear boundaries bewtween ingroup and outgroup. These themes were integrated into an overall model of peer processes that illustrates how voluntary participation and shared activity results in a peer collective identity based on shared interests. These peer processes resemble a developmental arc bridging collective and individual development, fostering socioemotional development, identity work, and positive relationships and trust within a set of symmetrical relationships. The results illustrate the ways in which peer processes may support development within out-of-school activities.
Volume
118
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sociología
Psicología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85090960580
Source
Children and Youth Services Review
ISSN of the container
01907409
DOI of the container
10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105457
Source funding
Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico
Interdisciplinary Centre for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies
Sponsor(s)
This work has been funded by Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico de Chile, FONDECYT, grants 1150201 and 1200259 to Christian Berger, and by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies (COES-FONDAP 15130009)
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