Robert J Cramer, Lewis J Peiper, Andrea R Kaniuka, Franck Diaz-Garelli, Justin C Baker, Ryan A Robertson
Development of the Self-Injury Risk Assessment Protocol for Corrections (SIRAP-C)
Law and human behavior
present longitudinal study examined whether extracurricular activities arts corresponding scores art classes positive association general academic performance data collected 488 seventhgrade children 259 boys 229 girls two years information regarding participation extracurricular activities music visual arts grade points general academic performance ie japanese social studies mathematics science english music arts obtained end seventh ninth grades structural equation modeling revealed participation extracurricular activities music visual arts positively associated improvements general academic performance seventh ninth grades associations related changes music visual arts scores finding suggests arts education contribute improving general academic performance however current study shows correlational relationships future research examine causal relationship art involvement academic performance controlling factors eg iq motivation etc