The aim of this study is to review the literature on lifestyle sports and lifestyle sport contexts
with regard to the developmental potential they may represent in young people's everyday …

This study examines adolescents'(N= 28,712; 49% female; M age= 12.25, SD age= 0.51)
recreational screen time and participation in extracurricular activities during after-school …

Extracurricular participation plays an important role in positive youth development. Yet, little
is known about the stability and change in extracurricular participation from middle …

Background Participation in organized leisure-time activities (OLTA) has been linked to
healthy youth development. This study aimed to assess whether participation in OLTA is …

Time use is increasingly being recognized as a determinant and indicator of adolescent well-
being internationally. Three existing literature reviews of time-use research with children and …

Despite increasing emphasis on youth contact with nature and associated benefits, research
has not examined the direct relationship between adolescents' nature-based experiences …

(1) Background: Settler colonialism has severely disrupted Indigenous ancestral ways of
healing and being, contributing to an onslaught of health disparities. In particular, the United …

The association of leisure time activities with specific mental disorders has mainly remained
unclear because of lack of such research. This study analyzed the association of different …

This study examined profiles of participation in extracurricular activities (ECAs) in 4th grade
children (N= 27,121; Mean age= 9.20 years; SD=. 54; 51% male) in British Columbia …

While research shows a positive association between participation in organized sports and
youth development, research on alternative and unorganized sport settings is lacking. This …