Mental Health Implications of Not Graduating from High School.

Kaplan, Diane S.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ495705

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Mental Health Implications of Not Graduating from High School.

Kaplan, Diane S.; And Others

Journal of Experimental Education, v62 n2 p105-23 Win 1994

Using data from 4,141 students tested in grade 7 and again as young adults, a theoretically informed model is proposed which specifies the effects of failing to finish high school on the latent construct "psychological functioning" in young adulthood. Results suggest that dropping out has a significantly negative effect on psychological functioning. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Alienation, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 7, High School Graduates, Junior High School Students, Mental Health, Models, Psychological Patterns, Young Adults

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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