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Direct and Indirect Pathways From Adverse Childhood Experiences to High School Dropout Among High‐Risk Adolescents
Author(s) -
Morrow Anne S.,
Villodas Miguel T.
Publication year - 2018
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/jora.12332
Subject(s) - dropout (neural networks) , school dropout , psychology , adverse childhood experiences , developmental psychology , psychological intervention , clinical psychology , neglect , association (psychology) , at risk students , longitudinal study , psychiatry , medicine , mental health , pathology , machine learning , socioeconomics , sociology , computer science , psychotherapist , mathematics education
Adverse childhood experiences ( ACE s) are associated with an increased risk for school dropout. This study examined pathways from childhood adversity to school dropout through academic, behavioral, emotional, and social pathways. Data were collected prospectively from 728 adolescents and their caregivers who participated in the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect and from child protective services records. Path analyses revealed a direct association between ACE s and dropout, as well as indirect effects through poor reading achievement and elevated externalizing problems. ACE s were associated with elevated internalizing problems, which were negatively associated with dropout. However, ACE s were not associated with peer influences. Implications of the identified mechanisms in the ACE s and school dropout association for future preventive interventions are discussed.