Trajectories of school engagement during adolescence: Implications for grades, depression, delinquency, and substance use.
Abstract
Using longitudinal data from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development, the authors assessed 1,977 adolescents across Grades 5 to 8 to determine if there were distinctive developmental paths for behavioral and emotional school engagement; if these paths varied in relation to sex, race/ethnicity, and family socioeconomic status (SES); and whether links existed between trajectories of school engagement and grades, depression, substance use, and delinquency. Four trajectories for behavioral school engagement and four trajectories of emotional engagement were identified using a semiparametric mixture model. These trajectories were distinct with regard to initial levels of and changes in engagement, as well as to their shapes. Trajectories varied in regard to sex, SES, and race/ethnicity. Different trajectories of behavioral and emotional engagement were linked to grades, depression, delinquency, and substance use. Directions for future research and application are discussed.
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- Authors
- Li, Y., & Lerner, R. M.
- Affiliations
- Tufts University (US)
- ORCID
- Lerner, Richard M.
- Venue
- Developmental Psychology
- Published
- 2011
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 233-247
- ISSN
- 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-0599
- OpenAlex
- W2030847828
- Cited by
- 733
- References
- 9
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- FWCI
- 77.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National 4-H Council
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
- Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- school engagement, behavioral engagement, emotional engagement, developmental trajectories, adolescence, student grades, adolescent depression, delinquency, substance use, sex differences, racial and ethnic differences, family socioeconomic status
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Affect, Age Factors, Child, Depression, Female, Humans, Juvenile Delinquency, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Risk Factors, Schools, Sex Factors, Social Behavior, Social Class, Substance-Related Disorders
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