ERIC Number: EJ1010507
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 20
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School-Based Extracurricular Activities, Personality, Self-Concept, and College Career Development Skills in Chinese Society
Shiah, Yung-Jong; Huang, Ying; Chang, Frances; Chang, Chuan-Feng; Yeh, Lun-Chang
Educational Psychology, v33 n2 p135-154 2013
In the present study, we examined in Chinese society the association of school-based extracurricular activities (SBEAs) in both high school and college with students' career development skills in college, as well as with various personality characteristics and self-concept. Each of 281 college students administered the Lai Personality Inventory, the Tennessee Self Concept Scale, the Adult Career Cognition Scale and an SBEA questionnaire. The results indicate that students who were more engaged in SBEAs had a healthier self-concept, were more extraverted, had better psychological health, were more emotionally stable, and had better social adaption and career development skills than other students. The implications and limitations of the findings, as well as future directions for research, are discussed. (Contains 8 tables.)
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Career Development, Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, High School Students, College Students, Skill Development, Measures (Individuals), Student Participation, Mental Health, Emotional Adjustment, Interpersonal Competence, Career Awareness, Questionnaires, Personality Measures, Statistical Analysis, Self Concept, Social Adjustment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Tennessee Self Concept Scale
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