Prospective Associations between Youth Assets and Truancy within the Context of Family Structure

Autor/inn/en	Sanchez, Louisiana Montserrat; Oman, Roy Frank; Lensch, Taylor; Yang, Yueran
Titel	Prospective Associations between Youth Assets and Truancy within the Context of Family Structure
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 92 (2022) 3, S.293-299 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sanchez, Louisiana Montserrat)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13128
Schlagwörter	Truancy; Secondary School Students; Family Structure; One Parent Family; Aspiration; Motivation; Teacher Student Relationship; Adolescents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulabsentismus; Schulschwänzen; Schulverweigerung; Sekundarschüler; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Streben; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the prospective associations between 17 individual, family, and community level youth assets and truancy among adolescents living in 1-parent and 2-parent households. Methods: Five waves of data were collected annually over a 4-year period from a racially/ethnically diverse sample of adolescents (N = 722, 51.5% female, mean age = 14.1 years). Generalized linear mixed models were used to identify prospective associations between youth assets and truancy while stratifying by family structure and controlling sociodemographic characteristics. Results: Five of the 17 youth assets were significantly associated (p < 0.05) with reduced odds of truancy among adolescents living in 1-parent households compared to 10 of 17 assets for adolescents living in 2-parent households. The significant asset/truancy associations were stronger for adolescents living in 1-parent households, whereas for adolescents living in 2-parent households, more of the community assets were significantly protective (p < 0.05) from truancy. Conclusion: Assets that focus on supporting adolescents' future aspirations and expectations may reduce truancy among those living in 1-parent households, whereas assets that promote community involvement and increased interaction with teachers and peers may protect adolescents living in 2-parent households from truancy. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01