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Why do extracurricular activities prevent dropout more effectively in some high schools than in others? : a mixed-method examination of organizational dynamics
(Taylor and Francis, 2018-07-24)
This study describes policies and practices implemented in 12 high schools (Quebec, Canada) that more or less effectively leveraged extracurricular activities (ECA) to prevent dropout among vulnerable students. Following ...
Gender differences in adolescents’ exposure to stressful life events and differential links to impaired school functioning
(Springer, 2019-01-19)
Gender differences in exposure and reactivity to specific stressful life events (SLE) contribute to explaining adolescent boys’ and girls’ differential susceptibility to common adjustment difficulties like depression and ...
High school dropout in proximal context : the triggering role of stressful life events
(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 ...
Revisiting the link between depression symptoms and high school dropout : timing of exposure matters
(Elsevier, 2017-11-28)
Purpose
Recent reviews concluded that past depression symptoms are not independently associated with high school dropout, a conclusion that could induce schools with high dropout rates and limited resources to consider ...
Stressors and turning points in high school and dropout : a stress process, life course framework
(2015-12)
High school dropout is commonly seen as the result of a long-term process of failure and disengagement. As useful as it is, this view has obscured the heterogeneity of pathways leading to dropout. Research suggests, for ...