A. E. Vest
Arizona State University
16 Papers
30 Citations
A. E. Vest is an academic researcher from Arizona State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Longitudinal study & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 16 publications.
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Papers
The Contribution of Extracurricular Activities to Adolescent Friendships: New Insights through Social Network Analysis
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined whether coparticipating in school-based extracurricular activities supported adolescents' schoolbased friendships and found strong evidence that activities were associated with current friendships and promoted the formation of new friendships.
Adolescent Friendships, BMI, and Physical Activity: Untangling Selection and Influence Through Longitudinal Social Network Analysis
TL;DR: Friends were more likely among adolescents who engaged in greater physical activity and who were similar to one another in BMI and physical activity, and these effects emerged after controlling for alternative friend selection factors.
Youth participation in organized and informal sports activities across childhood and adolescence: Exploring the relationships of motivational beliefs, developmental stage and gender
TL;DR: The findings suggest that participation in organized and informal sports contexts may be fostered by supporting the development of positive motivational beliefs about the activities across developmental periods.
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When Is Sport Participation Risky or Protective for Alcohol Use? The Role of Teammates, Friendships, and Popularity
A. E. Vest,Sandra D. Simpkins +1 more
TL;DR: It was found that sport participation was protective against alcohol use if these peers had low alcohol use, but athletes were likely to use alcohol if their sport friends and teammates had high alcohol use.
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Intergenerational continuity and discontinuity in Mexican-origin youths' participation in organized activities: insights from mixed-methods.
TL;DR: The goals of this study were to examine the patterns of intergenerational continuity and discontinuity in parents' activity participation during adolescence and their adolescents' activityparticipation, and the processes underlying each of these patterns within Mexican-origin families.
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