Leisure & Work Flashcards
Today, the majority of teenagers are employed in the retail or service industries. Older adolescents hold _______ jobs, while younger adolescents hold ________ jobs.
formal, informal
The adolescent work environment is usually _______, monotonous, and intellectually __________.
repetitve, unchallenging
In the adolescent work environment, some jobs are ________ or _________.
stressful, dangerous
Little research supports the popular view that holding a job makes adolescents more ____________.
responsible
Some data indicate high rates of _________ on the job.
misconduct
People’s recollections are more _________ regarding learned skills than research supports. __________ is also one positive effect.
positive, money management
_____________ development impact depends on the job.
psychological
The issue is how many ________ an adolescent works, not whether an adolescent has a job.
hours
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.
absent, extracurriculars, less, less, lower
Intensive part-time employment may even __________ the likelihood of dropping out of school.
increase
Working fewer than ____ hours per week does not appear to have adverse effects for students.
20
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 ___________.
aggression, minor delinquency
Adolescents in the US spend nearly ________ of their waking hours in leisure activities.
half
Teens report being in a _______ mood during leisure activities than during school or work.
better
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.
moods
______% of American high school students participate in one or more extracurricular activities.
85
The most popular extracurricular activity in the US is ___________, but others include music and academic or occupational activities.
athletics
Extracurricular activity is ________- over time.
stable
Extracurricular activities improve students’ ________- in school, increase the odds of college enrollment, and reduce the likelihood of ___________.
performance, dropping out
Involvement in team sports may be associated with psychological benefits, but is also associated with increased ________ and __________.
alcohol use, delinquency
___________ participation has benefits well after high school.
extracurricular
The _________ theory is a perspective on adolescence that views unstructured, unsupervised time with peers as a main cause of misbehavior.
routine activity
___________, ___________ time with peers leads to depression delinquency, drug and alcohol use, violence, and precocious sexual activity.
unstructured, unsupervised
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.
5, 4, twice
