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School disengagement as a predictor of dropout, delinquency, and problem substance use during adolescence and early adulthood

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Henry, Kimberly L., Knight, Kelly E., Thornberry, Terence P.·2012·Journal of Youth and Adolescence
DOI 10.1007/s10964-011-9665-3PMC PMC4516271
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Over the past 5 years, a great deal of attention has been paid to the development of early warning systems for dropout prevention. These warning systems use a set of indicators based on official school records to identify youth at risk for dropout and then appropriately target intervention. The current study builds on this work by assessing the extent to which a school disengagement warning index predicts not only dropout but also other problem behaviors during middle adolescence, late adolescence, and early adulthood. Data from the Rochester Youth Development Study (N = 911, 73% male, 68% African American, and 17% Latino) were used to examine the effects of a school disengagement warning index based on official 8th and 9th grade school records on subsequent dropout, as well as serious delinquency, official offending, and problem substance use during middle adolescence, late adolescence, and early adulthood. Results indicate that the school disengagement warning index is robustly related to dropout as well as serious problem behaviors across the three developmental stages, even after controlling for important potential confounders. High school dropout mediates the effect of the warning index on serious problem behaviors in early adulthood.

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  • The spectrum can account for the developmental history often surrounding SA/A in a particular student, which can deteriorate over time in stages from full attendance to full absence.

    “In addition, the spectrum can account for the developmental history often surrounding SA/A in particular student, which can deteriorate over time in stages from full attendance to full absence (Henry et al., 2012).”

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    The paper’s introduction describes dropout as the endpoint of a longer process of school disengagement, and its Discussion describes disengagement as a trajectory that unfolds over time (page numbers unavailable). It does not describe a spectrum of school attendance/absence or stages from full attendance to full absence. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Authors
Henry, K. L., Knight, K. E., & Thornberry, T. P.
Affiliations
  • Colorado State University (US)
  • Sam Houston State University (US)
  • University of Maryland, College Park (US)
Corresponding author
Henry, Kimberly L.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2011-04-27
Volume
41
Issue
2
Pages
156-166
ISSN
  • 0047-2891 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-6601
DOI
10.1007/s10964-011-9665-3
PMC
PMC4516271
OpenAlex
W2036191864
Cited by
626
References
38
Citations by year
2026: 37 · 2025: 41 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 35 · 2022: 51 · 2021: 40 · 2020: 66 · 2019: 52 · 2018: 49 · 2017: 53 · 2016: 57 · 2015: 43 · 2014: 38 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 7
FWCI
70.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5p30hd032041-05, 5r01da020195-23)
  • University at Albany
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA005512, K01DA017810, R01DA020195))
  • Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P30 HD32041)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Education › Educational Outcomes and Influences
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
Keywords
school disengagement, high school dropout, early warning systems, serious delinquency, offending, problematic substance use, adolescent behavior problems, early adulthood, middle adolescence, late adolescence, Rochester Youth Development Study, student records
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Black or African American, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Juvenile Delinquency, Male, Morals, Peer Group, Residence Characteristics, Risk Factors, Risk-Taking, Schools, Social Environment, Social Values, Student Dropouts, United States, Urban Population, Violence, Substance-Related Disorders, Black People

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