title: Motivation towards extracurricular activities and motivation at school: A test of the generalization effect hypothesis.
abstract: Participation in extracurricular activities is a promising avenue for enhancing students' school motivation. Using self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000), the goal of this study was to test a serial multiple mediator model. In this model, students' perceptions of autonomy support from their extracurricular activity leader predicted their activity-based intrinsic and identified regulations. In turn, these regulations predicted their school-based intrinsic and identified regulations during the same school year. Finally, these regulations predicted their school-based intrinsic and identified regulations one year later. A total of 276 youths (54% girls) from disadvantaged neighborhoods were surveyed over two waves of data collection. The proposed mediation model was supported for both types of regulation. These results highlight the generalization effects of motivation from the extracurricular activity context to the school context.
authors.affiliation: Département des fondements et pratiques en éducation, Université Laval, 2320, rue des Bibliothèques, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada. Electronic address: anne-sophie.denault@fse.ulaval.ca.
authors.forename: Anne-Sophie
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Denault
authors.affiliation: Département des fondements et pratiques en éducation, Université Laval, 2320, rue des Bibliothèques, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada. Electronic address: frederic.guay@fse.ulaval.ca.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005794:Generalization, Response; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012574:Schools / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012931:Social Environment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Extracurricular activities; High school students; Intrinsic motivation; Motivation