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Autor*innen: Fischer, Natalie; Theis, Désirée
Titel: Extracurricular participation and the development of school attachment and learning goal orientation. The impact of school quality
In: Developmental Psychology, 50 (2014) 6, S. 1788-1793
DOI: 10.1037/a0036705
Dokumenttyp: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Aufsatz (keine besondere Kategorie)
Sprache: Englisch
Schlagwörter: Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Befragung; Deutschland; Einflussfaktor; Entwicklung; Fragebogenerhebung; Ganztagsschule; Jugendlicher; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Lernziel; Motivation; Qualität; Schule; Schuljahr 05; Schuljahr 07; Schuljahr 09; Sekundarstufe I; Wahrnehmung; Wirkung
Abstract (english): School motivation and attachment typically decline after the transition to middle school. According to the
stage- environment fit approach, extracurricular activities are supposed to promote motivation. However,
research has shown that the effects depend on the quality of the activities, which usually is measured by
assessing students' individual perceptions. This article adds to previous studies in examining effects of
school-based extracurricular participation on the development of individual motivation (learning goal
orientation) and school attachment depending on the quality of the activities (i.e., amounts of challenge
and social support) at the school level. We focused on the motivation development of 3,230 students at
98 schools who filled in questionnaires in Grades 5 (2005), 7 (2007), and 9 (2009). The quality of
extracurricular activities was assessed on the basis of responses from 4,270 students in Grades 5, 7, and
9 at the same schools at the first measurement point (2005). Thus, individual development of the
longitudinal sample was predicted by aggregated quality measures at the school level. Three-level
hierarchical linear growth-curve models including school level, student level, and time were calculated.
Cross-level interactions were analyzed to examine the influence of extracurricular participation on
individual development as a function of school quality. Results show that the effects of extracurricular
participation on the development of learning goal orientation are dependent on both features of school
quality, whereas the development of school attachment in particular is influenced by activities offering
social support. Thus, the effects of extracurricular activities are based not only on individual perceptions
of activity features but also on school quality.
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