The Relationship Between Life Satisfaction, Social Interest And Frequency Of Extracurricular Activities Among Adolescent Students was an article by Rich Gilman in 2001. In this essay, critiques are offered of this study. Includes methodology, statistical analysis, results and purpose. This paper has five pages and one source is listed in the bibliography.
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study was the lack of research in this specific arena. Other research has indicated a positive relationship between participation in extra-curricular activities and academic achievement but there little research has
been conducted to determine if adolescents are more satisfied with their lives when they participate in these kinds of activities. Gilmans study addressed three issues: 1.) participants satisfaction scores
from the Multidimensional Students Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS) were compared with adolescents being placed in low, medium, and high social interest groups; 2.) the relationship between social interest and
life satisfaction was compared in terms of demographics to determine if differences existed; 3.) participation in structured extra-curricular activities and satisfaction in different MSLSS domains were assessed. Gilmans study
was exploratory and scientific and it did do what the investigator intended to do. Hypotheses were: 1. Students who reported higher social interest would be more satisfied with their
school experiences, friendships, and family life than students who reported lower social interest. 2. Students participating in greater numbers of SEAs would rate themselves higher in school satisfaction than
students who participate in fewer extracurricular activities. The investigator believed that students who rated themselves high on social interest would naturally channel that interest by participating in activities. 3. The
third aspect had to do with the relationship between social interest and life satisfaction compared across demographics to see if there was a difference with the first two constructs but
due to the lack of research in this particular arena, no hypothesis was made. Instead, this became the exploratory part of the study with the purpose of gathering information. A
total of 321 high school students with mean age of 16.14 years participated in the study. There were participants from each of the four grade levels. Students were drawn from
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