Time spent performing household tasks and African American adolescents' academic functioning.

I examined the association between academic functioning and time spent performing household tasks among 344 African American adolescents. I also tested if the association between academic functioning and time spent performing household tasks differs for boys and girls. Adolescents completed questionnaires about their school experiences, and mothers reported report card grades. Adolescents who spent more time performing household tasks reported more school trouble and lower GPA. These associations did not differ for boys versus girls.