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School Dropout as Predicted by Peer Rejection and Antisocial Behavior
Author(s) -
French Doran C.,
Conrad Jody
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/1532-7795.00011
Subject(s) - dropout (neural networks) , psychology , school dropout , preference , aggression , developmental psychology , logistic regression , peer group , social psychology , statistics , mathematics , socioeconomics , sociology , computer science , machine learning
This longitudinal study assessed the prediction of school dropout from measures of antisocial behavior, social preference, and achievement. The sample was assessed at 8th grade ( n = 516) and was expanded at 10th grade ( n = 1157). In the 8th, but not 10th grade, rejected–antisocial students had higher dropout rates than those in other groups. Seperate logistic regression analyses were then conducted using the 8th‐ and 10th‐grade data. Across both sets of analyses, aggression and achievement, but not social preference, predicted subsequent dropout. These results, in conjunction with those of others, suggests that social preference does not uniquely predict school dropout. The possibility exists, however, that youth who are both antisocial and rejected may be at heightened risk for school dropout.