The Reciprocal Links Between School Engagement, Youth Problem Behaviors, and School Dropout During Adolescence

Child Development

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 722-737

  Wang, Ming Te ^a   Fredricks, Jennifer A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STUDENT DROPOUTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84896319494     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12138     Document Type: Article

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