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  • Adaptation and validation of the life events and difficulties schedule for use with high school dropouts 

    Dupéré, Véronique; Dion, Éric; Harkness, Kate; McCabe, Julie; Thouin, Éliane; Parent, Sophie (Wiley, 2016-11-16)
    The Life Events and Difficulties Schedule (LEDS) is considered the standard for measuring psychosocial stressor exposure, but it has not been used with academically at-risk adolescents, including high school dropouts. The goal of this study was to (1) ...
  • High school dropout in proximal context : the triggering role of stressful life events 

    Dupéré, Véronique; Dion, Éric; Leventhal, Tama; Archambault, Isabelle; Crosnoe, Robert; Janosz, Michel (Wiley, 2017-03-28)
    Adolescents who drop out of high school experience enduring negative consequences across many domains. Yet, the circumstances triggering their departure are poorly understood. This study examined the precipitating role of recent psychosocial stressors ...