The role of parents and peers in the leisure activities of young adolescents

Making friends in Zurich's urban forests and parks: The role of public green space for social inclusion of youths from different cultures

“…Many of Zurich's immigrant youths come from warmer countries than Switzerland, and their attitudes towards open spaces are influenced by their families' background (Zeijl et al, 2000). In southern European countries or non-European developing countries, young people spend most of their leisure time outdoors.…”

Modelos de diversión en los jóvenes adolescentes

“…These variations cannot be separated from social class conditions (Büchner and Fuhs, 1998;Klocke, 1998). Generally, families from higher social classes have the most financial and cultural resources at their disposal, and hence the strongest views about what children's leisure lives should be like, compared to families from lower social classes Zeijl et al, 2000;Zinnecker, 1995). In line with this observation, in European countries as well as in the US, national and local policies are set out aimed at supporting projects, either organized by schools or by leisure organizations, that offer a range of adult-guided extracurricular activities especially designed for young people from the lower social classes.…”

“…2 By means of four open-ended questions, the respondents were divided into social class groups. Their assignment to the different groups was based on the parent (father or mother) with the highest credentials and occupational level (details in Zeijl et al, 2000). The following groups were distinguished:…”

What Explains Correlates of Peer Victimization? A Systematic Review of Mediating Factors

“…This is natural given that adolescents spend more time with age-mates than parents, both in school and in leisure activities (Larson and Richards 1991;Zeijl et al 2000), peers are highly salient models for desirable (Fitzgerald et al 2012) and undesirable behaviors (Fortuin et al 2015), and peer groups provide contexts where more intimate friendships and first romantic experiences are established. Moreover, adolescence is a sensitive period for processing and handling social interactions (Blakemore and Mills 2014) and peers play a particularly influential role for emotional, social, academic, and behavioral development (Brown and Larson 2009;Steinberg and Monahan 2007;Steinberg and Morris 2001).…”