Group-Based Modeling of Time Spent in Structured Activity Trajectories From Middle Childhood Into Early Adolescence

摘要: This study investigated trajectories of time spent in structured activities from middle childhood to early adolescence by using data the National Institute Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) Study Early Care. We used latent class growth analyses and identified five (stable low, increasing high, decreasing moderate, moderate). Girls were overrepresented higher-involvement trajectories. Higher aggression levels predicted group membership high trajectory compared remaining four Lower delinquency differentiated members low members. Additionally, higher family income across all Maternal education The findings suggest (a) groups children follow distinct (b) gender, aggression, delinquency, income, maternal predict membership.