Leisure & Work

Question 1

Today, the majority of teenagers are employed in the retail or service industries. Older adolescents hold _______ jobs, while younger adolescents hold ________ jobs.

Answer 1

formal, informal

Question 2

The adolescent work environment is usually _______, monotonous, and intellectually __________.

Answer 2

repetitve, unchallenging

Question 3

In the adolescent work environment, some jobs are ________ or _________.

Answer 3

stressful, dangerous

Question 4

Little research supports the popular view that holding a job makes adolescents more ____________.

Answer 4

responsible

Question 5

Some data indicate high rates of _________ on the job.

Answer 5

misconduct

Question 6

People’s recollections are more _________ regarding learned skills than research supports. __________ is also one positive effect.

Answer 6

positive, money management

Question 7

_____________ development impact depends on the job.

Answer 7

psychological

Question 8

The issue is how many ________ an adolescent works, not whether an adolescent has a job.

Answer 8

hours

Question 9

Students working long hours are more likely to be _________ from school, less likely to participate in __________, report enjoying school ______ and spend _______ time on homework, and earn slightly ________ grades.

Answer 9

absent, extracurriculars, less, less, lower

Question 10

Intensive part-time employment may even __________ the likelihood of dropping out of school.

Answer 10

increase

Question 11

Working fewer than ____ hours per week does not appear to have adverse effects for students.

Answer 11

20

Question 12

Working does not deter teens from delinquent activity by keeping them out of trouble, contrary to popular belief. Working long hours may actually be associated with increases in ________, school misconduct, precocious sexual activity, and ___________.

Answer 12

aggression, minor delinquency

Question 13

Adolescents in the US spend nearly ________ of their waking hours in leisure activities.

Answer 13

half

Question 14

Teens report being in a _______ mood during leisure activities than during school or work.

Answer 14

better

Question 15

It is difficult to study adolescents’ _________ because individuals’ emotions change throughout the day and their mood at a particular point may not reflect mood at other times.

Answer 15

moods

Question 16

______% of American high school students participate in one or more extracurricular activities.

Answer 16

85

Question 17

The most popular extracurricular activity in the US is ___________, but others include music and academic or occupational activities.

Answer 17

athletics

Question 18

Extracurricular activity is ________- over time.

Answer 18

stable

Question 19

Extracurricular activities improve students’ ________- in school, increase the odds of college enrollment, and reduce the likelihood of ___________.

Answer 19

performance, dropping out

Question 20

Involvement in team sports may be associated with psychological benefits, but is also associated with increased ________ and __________.

Answer 20

alcohol use, delinquency

Question 21

___________ participation has benefits well after high school.

Answer 21

extracurricular

Question 22

The _________ theory is a perspective on adolescence that views unstructured, unsupervised time with peers as a main cause of misbehavior.

Answer 22

routine activity

Question 23

___________, ___________ time with peers leads to depression delinquency, drug and alcohol use, violence, and precocious sexual activity.

Answer 23

unstructured, unsupervised

Question 24

Adolescents who spend _______ or more evenings out in an average week are at least ________ times more likely to be involved in antisocial activity than those who go out less than ______ a week.

Answer 24

5, 4, twice