Mediational and Deviance Theories of Late High School Failure: Process Roles of Structural Strains, Academic Competence, and General versus Specific Problem Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Newcomb, Michael D.; Abbott, Robert D.; Catalano, Richard F.; Hawkins, J. David; Battin-Pearson, Sara; Hill, Karl
Titel	Mediational and Deviance Theories of Late High School Failure: Process Roles of Structural Strains, Academic Competence, and General versus Specific Problem Behavior
Quelle	In: Journal of Counseling Psychology, 49 (2002) 2, S.172-186 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0167
Schlagwörter	Grade 8; Drug Use; High Schools; Dropouts; Academic Ability; Gender Differences; Grade 12; Academic Achievement; Academic Failure; Behavior Problems; Behavior Theories; Attendance; Predictor Variables; Dropout Research; Student Characteristics; Student Behavior; Smoking; Sexuality; Delinquency; Socioeconomic Background; Hypothesis Testing; Longitudinal Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; High school; Oberschule; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Geschlechterkonflikt; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Schulleistung; Anwesenheit; Prädiktor; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Rauchen; Sexualität; Kriminalität; Sozioökonomische Lage; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung
Abstract	Understanding and preventing high school failure is a national priority. Structural strain and general deviance theories attempt to explain late high school failure. The authors tested the hypotheses that general (vs. specific) deviance and academic competence mediate the relationships between structural strain factors (gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status [SES]) and 12th-grade high school failure. Independent variables of structural strain and mediational variables of drug use, sexual involvement, school trouble, delinquency, and academic performance were assessed in a sample of 754 8th graders and used to predict 12th-grade high school dropout and number of missed months of school (reflecting a latent construct of High School Failure) in the 12th grade. High school failure was directly predicted by earlier General Deviance, poor Academic Competence, low Family SES, and tobacco use. All ethnic and gender differences in high school failure were mediated by deviance and academic ability or accounted for by Family SES discrepancies. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10