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Beyond college for all : portrait of rapid and successful school-to-work transitions among vulnerable youth
(American Psychological Association, 2023-06-29)
For noncollege-bound youth, swiftly finding a satisfying job upon exiting compulsory schooling might support adjustment. Yet, youths’ own job perceptions have rarely been considered in school-to-work transition
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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 ...
Adaptation and validation of the life events and difficulties schedule for use with high school dropouts
(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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Social contagion and high school dropout : the role of friends, romantic partners, and siblings
(American Psychological Association, 2020-06-18)
Social contagion theories suggest that adolescents in relationships with same-age high school dropouts should be at a greater risk of dropping out themselves. Yet, few studies have examined this premise, and none have ...
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 ...
Paid employment in adolescence and rapid integration into a career-related job in early adulthood among vulnerable youth : the identity connection
(Elsevier, 2023-03-05)
For youth transitioning to adulthood, finding a job that matches one's career aspirations is a major
challenge. This is especially true for non-college-bound youth, for whom well-paid, meaningful
work opportunities are ...
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 ...