Background Participation in organized leisure-time activities (OLTA) has been linked to
healthy youth development. This study aimed to assess whether participation in OLTA is …

Background: As leisure—one of the crucial life domains—was completely disrupted by the
COVID-19 pandemic, our study aimed to investigate how adolescents spent their leisure …

The widespread adoption and integration of smartphones into daily life has meant that
adolescence is a period of development influenced by smartphones. Given that leisure is an …

Objectives We aimed to assess the associations of involvement in selected unstructured
activities (UA) with health-risk behaviours and academic achievement and the degree to …

Background Organized leisure-time activities (OLTA) have been identified as a context
suitable for improvement of school performance. This study aimed to assess the …

Although extracurricular activity involvement during high school is linked with positive
academic outcomes, less is known about the longitudinal effects or the mediators of this …

Adolescents' time use during COVID-19 offers insight into their lived experiences in
unprecedented times. Using a person-centered approach, we describe profiles of time use …

Leisure time is considered an important context for adolescent development. The purpose of
this article is to investigate what contributes to the frequency of adolescents' participation in …

The current study addresses the lack of out‐of‐school time (OST) research in low‐and
middle‐income countries by exploring OST use in the context of Pakistan and incorporating …

Objectives The study aimed to assess the associations between participation in organized
leisure-time activities (OLTA) and risk behaviors, and whether the associations differed by …