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Adolescents' Time Use and Academic Achievement: A Test of the Reproduction and Mobility Models

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Objectives. Following up on Bourdieu's (1973) model of reproduction and DiMaggio's (1982) model of mobility, I determine whether there are socioeconomic differences in the academic benefits provided by adolescents' use of free time. Methods. I analyze the associations that students' uses of time have with mathematics achievement test scores and grade point averages, using data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 and OLS regression models. Results. Time spent on school‐sponsored activities is associated with improved math test scores, while time spent on social activities is negatively associated with them. School activities are more beneficial for students in the bottom SES quartile than in the top two SES quartiles. Conclusions. Limited support is found for the mobility model; however, lower‐SES students are more likely to engage in activities such as television watching and videogame playing that are associated with lower test scores and grades, and higher‐SES students are more likely to participate in beneficial school‐sponsored activities.

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  • Susan A. Dumais, 2008. "Adolescents' Time Use and Academic Achievement: A Test of the Reproduction and Mobility Models," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 89(4), pages 867-886, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:89:y:2008:i:4:p:867-886
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2008.00588.x
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