Participation in organized activities and conduct problems in elementary school: the mediating effect of social skills
Authors: | Denault, Anne-Sophie; Déry, Michèle |
Abstract: | The goal of this study was to test a mediation model in which social skills mediate the relationship between participation in organized activities and conduct problems among elementary school children. Two moderators of these associations were also examined, namely, gender and reception of special education services. A total of 563 children (45% girls; Mage = 8.44) were surveyed. The findings revealed that, after controlling for important covariates, more frequent activity participation predicted better social skills, which, in turn, predicted fewer subsequent conduct problems among children. These associations were not moderated by gender or reception of special education services. These findings suggest that organized activities may provide a positive developmental context for children with conduct problems. |
Document Type: | Article de recherche |
Issue Date: | 1 August 2014 |
Open Access Date: | 8 August 2016 |
Document version: | AM |
Permalink: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/142 |
This document was published in: | Journal of emotional and behavioral disorders, Vol. 23 (3), 167–179 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1177/1063426614543950 SAGE Publications |
Alternative version: | 10.1177/1063426614543950 |
Collection: | Articles publiés dans des revues avec comité de lecture |
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