ERIC Number: EJ1405211
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 17
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EISSN: EISSN-2332-8584
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Middle and High School Students Who Take Care of Siblings, Parents, and Grandparents: Associations with School Engagement, Belonging, and Well-Being
Emma Armstrong-Carter; Steve Osborn; Olivia Smith; Connie Siskowski; Elizabeth A. Olson
AERA Open, v9 n1 2023
This partnership-based study identified how many middle and high school students take care of parents, siblings, and grandparents at home, via student surveys across Rhode Island public schools (N = 48,508; 46% White non-Latinx; 21% Latinx; 47% girls). Further, we investigated how students' caregiving for family related to their school engagement, belonging, and emotional well-being. A sizable proportion of students reported caring for family for part (29%) or most of the day (7%). Girls and Black, Asian, Latinx, Native, and multiracial youth were more likely to care for family, compared to boys and White non-Latinx youth. Caregiving students from all demographics were more likely to experience intense sadness compared to noncaregivers, revealing a need to support caregiving youth in schools. In addition, caregiving girls reported lower levels of school engagement and school belonging. However, caregiving for part of the day was related to greater belonging among Black and Native youth.
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Caregivers, Family Relationship, Learner Engagement, Sense of Community, Well Being, Mental Health, Minority Group Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Rhode Island
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B140009
Data File: URL: https://doi-org.bibliotheek.ehb.be/10.3886/E180141V1
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