Work & Leisure Quiz

Work can be positive for adolescents as if offers...

• Valuable work experience

• Practice managing finances

• Better sleep habits

• Practice with time management skills

Spending large amounts of time in paid work has limited developmental benefits for youth and can be associated with...

• Risky behavior

• Higher club involvement

• Less school engagement

• Lower grades

When are adolescents usually in the "worst" mood?

• When they are with friends

• When they are playing sports

• When they are alone

• When they are with family

Why is it that most adolescents are employed while in high school?

• To help cover their families expenses

• To make money so that they may spend it on themselves

• To gain their own work experience on time and money management

• All of the above

What is one benefit of having a job while also being in school?

• You'd be able to get away from home

• You wont have to constantly attend school

• You can develop good interpersonal skills and connections that will be beneficial for you in professional world

• You can make your own money and never have to worry about completing your education

What was adolescent employment initially?

• Working for your whole life

• An apprenticeship where young people can learn the work they would perform in adulthood

• Being forced to work because it was the rise of the industrial revolution and there was high demand for products

• Leaving home to work for many hours and get paid lots of money

Flow experience is

the experience of high levels of both concentration and interest at the same time

• False

• True

Students with higher achievement tend to work long hours

• True

• False

Students have a lot of time at work to do their homework

• True

• False

Students who work longer hours have higher grades

• False

• True