Date of Graduation
2000
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effects on extracurricular participation (i.e., athletic participation) of academic achievement, self concept, and locus of control among high school students. Participants included six thousand six hundred ninety-eight (N = 6,698) high school students, from the National Education Longitudinal Study:1988 (NELS:88) First- and Second-Follow-Up data collection phases. These individuals participated in extracurricular activities during the tenth and/or twelfth grade. A binomial logistic regression model estimated the effects of: (1) gender; (2) socio-economic status (SES); (3) locus of control; (4) self concept; (5) school location; (6) school's region; (7) tenth grade participation level (i.e., PART 10); (8) reading and mathematics composite score (readmath); and (9) ethnicity (i.e., race) on twelfth grade extracurricular participation. Results indicated all of the explanatory variables, except locus of control, were significantly related to an individual's extracurricular participation level during the twelfth grade. Future research investigations utilizing NELS:88 to examine extracurricular participation are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Scott Randolph, "The effects on extracurricular participation of academic achievement, self concept, and locus of control among high school students." (2000). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 10130.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/10130