Naslov
Prospective prediction of alternative high school graduation status at emerging adulthood

Autori
Sussman, Steve ; Rohrbach, Louise A. ; Skara, Silvana ; Dent, Clyde W.

Izvornik
Journal of Applied Social Psychology (0021-9029) 34 (2004), 12; 2452-2468

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Drug-use ; high-risk ; abuse ; dropout ; alcohol ; adolescence ; reliability ; perspective ; prevention ; project

Sažetak
Most studies that examine the prediction of graduation status among teens have examined those who attend regular high schools. The present study reports the prediction of high school graduation status 5 years later among 646 youth who attended alternative (continuation) high schools at baseline. Those youth at baseline who: (a) reported less intention to use soft drugs (cigarettes, alcohol, or marijuana) during the next year ; (b) suffered relatively few drug-related consequences during the last year ; (c) were relatively less likely to have carried a weapon (knife or gun) in the last year ; (d) reported feeling relatively hopeful about the future ; and (e) were older were more likely to self-report having graduated continuation high school 5 years later. These results suggest that the consequences of drug use, not drug use per se, other illegal behavior, and a sense of well-being are important predictors of graduation among groups of high-risk teens. Problem behavior and resiliency theories are offered as potential explanations of these findings.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Psihologija, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti

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