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The effect of family support on student engagement: Towards the prevention of dropouts
Author(s) -
Gil Alfonso J.,
AntelmLanzat Ana M.,
CacheiroGonzález María L.,
PérezNavío Eufrasio
Publication year - 2021
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/pits.22490
Subject(s) - psychology , socialization , dropout (neural networks) , student engagement , psychological intervention , developmental psychology , set (abstract data type) , social psychology , mathematics education , machine learning , psychiatry , computer science , programming language
The literature on school dropout indicates a set of predictors of dropout. These factors are fundamentally grouped into three dimensions: behavioral, academic, and social. This study aims to analyze the relationships between of dropout. It is proposed that students' socialization abilities in the classroom affect their behavioral engagement, and that family support mediates the relationship between the student's skills and behavioral engagement. The participants in the study are 754 adolescents from Spain (age M = 15.75 years). This study uses the partial least squares method. The results show, first, a direct relationship between the student's socialization skills and, second, engagement and the mediating role of family support in the relationship between students' skills and behavioral engagement. The work proposes implications and interventions to examine the problem of school dropout.