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Mobility in sixth graders as related to achievement, adjustment, and socioeconomic status
Author(s) -
Benson Gerald P.,
Haycraft Janine L.,
Steyaert James P.,
Weigel Daniel J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197907)16:3<444::aid-pits2310160325>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , psychology , academic achievement , developmental psychology , demography , population , sociology
The present study dealt with the relationship between mobility and academic achievement, classroom adjustment, and socioeconomic status (SES). Mobility was defined as the number of schools a child had attended. The school records of 1,007 sixth‐grade students were examined for the above variables. Pearson product moment correlations and Spearman rank order correlations were employed to determine the relationship among these variables. Results indicated mobility to be inversely related to achievement ( p <.001), adjustment ( p <.001), and SES ( p <.05). The implications for use of these data in schools are discussed.