Mental health implications of not graduating from high school
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Using data from a panel (N = 4,141) tested in the seventh grade and again as young adults as input to the LISREL VII program, we estimated a theoretically informed model specifying effects of failure to finish high school on the latent construct psychological functioning during young adulthood, controlling for the effects of psychological functioning in the seventh grade, gender, father's education, and race. The results suggest a significant negative effect of not graduating on psychological functioning. This observed adverse effect of dropping out on psychological functioning could not be accounted for solely by deprivation of a college education because we observed the same effect when considering only subjects who did not go on to college (n = 1,675).
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Leaving school can further adversely affect the social and health outcomes of already disadvantaged young people.
“leaving school can further adversely affect the social and health outcomes of these already disadvantaged young people by bringing about feelings of inadequacy and worthlessness and limiting access to further education and the labour market (Freudenberg and Ruglis, 2007, Kaplan et al., 1994, McHugh, 2014).”
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- Authors
- Kaplan, D. S., Damphousse, K. R., & Kaplan, H. B.
- Affiliations
- Texas A&M University (US)
- Venue
- The Journal of Experimental Education
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1994-01
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 105-123
- ISSN
- 0022-0973 (ISSN-L)
- 1940-0683
- OpenAlex
- W2073328109
- Cited by
- 50
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 5 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 7.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Experimental Education (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Outcomes and Influences
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Keywords
- high school dropout, mental health, psychological functioning, early adulthood, longitudinal panel data, university education, educational attainment, gender differences, parental education, race, seventh grade
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