Exploratory Two-Level Analysis of Individual- and School-Level Factors on Truant Youth Emotional/Psychological Functioning

Autor/inn/en	Dembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Schmeidler, James; Winters, Ken C.
Titel	Exploratory Two-Level Analysis of Individual- and School-Level Factors on Truant Youth Emotional/Psychological Functioning
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Research, 109 (2016) 6, S.596-607 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0671
DOI	10.1080/00220671.2014.1002881
Schlagwörter	Truancy; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Factor Analysis; Mental Health; Middle School Students; High School Students; Student Attitudes; Mental Disorders; Health Services; Individual Characteristics; Institutional Characteristics; Attendance; Marijuana; Family Income; Sexuality; Risk; Health Behavior; Drug Use; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Bayesian Statistics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulabsentismus; Schulschwänzen; Schulverweigerung; Faktorenanalyse; Psychohygiene; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Anwesenheit; Familieneinkommen; Sexualität; Risiko; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Angst; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	Research on samples of truant adolescents is limited, with little known about mental health problems among truant youths. This study provided an exploratory, multilevel examination of mental health problems for a sample of 300 truant adolescents. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated a single factor of multiple mental health problems at the individual level, but the structure of these problems was not the same at the school level. A number of covariate effects were found at the individual level on the mental health factor. Further, youths attending middle school were more likely to report attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) problems than those in high school. Service and practice implications of better understanding school and mental health issues of truant youth are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01