Examining Youth and Program Predictors of Engagement in Out-of-School Time Programs.
Prior research suggests that youths' engagement in out-of-school time programs may be a crucial factor linking program participation to positive outcomes during adolescence. Guided by the theoretical concept of flow and by stage-environment fit theory, the present study explored correlates of engage...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Youth & Adolescence Vol. 42; no. 10; pp. 1557 - 1573 |
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