ERIC Number: EJ1050559
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Mar
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-118X
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The Effects of Runaway-Homeless Episodes on High School Dropout
Aratani, Yumiko; Cooper, Janice L.
Youth & Society, v47 n2 p173-198 Mar 2015
This article uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 to examine the relationship between running away from home between the ages of 12 and 14 and dropping from high school among youth. Propensity score matching was conducted in estimating the effect of running away on high school dropout while controlling for confounding factors, such as familial instability and socioemotional health risks. The findings suggest that having runaway-homeless episodes have a detrimental effect on academic achievement.
Descriptors: Correlation, Runaways, Homeless People, Early Adolescents, Dropouts, At Risk Students, High School Students, Scores, Family Influence, Family Environment, Social Influences, Emotional Response, Academic Achievement, Longitudinal Studies, Interviews, Statistical Analysis, Family Structure, Parenting Styles, Parent Child Relationship, Parents, Educational Attainment, Ownership, Housing, Place of Residence, Conflict, Regression (Statistics), Age Differences, Racial Differences, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Substance Abuse
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Grant or Contract Numbers: MH07143003