Does Dropping Out of High School Cause Deviant Behavior? An Analysis of the National Education Longitudinal Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2154015 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laurie A Drapela (0000-0003-4032-1741, Washington State University Vancouver, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-62 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Deviant Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/016396290503006 |
| OpenAlex | W2056150565 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 36 |
After nearly 40 years of research, the relationship between dropping out of high school and law-violating behavior remains unclear: Some studies show a criminogenic effect of dropout status on crime and deviance, others show an inhibiting effect, and still others find no effect. Using three waves of a nationally representative panel sample of eighth graders, the following study attempts to explain these conflicting findings by exploring the theoretical and temporal dimensions of the dropout-drug use problem. Results show that these two variables are weakly associated with one another and that antecedents to dropout, such as school discipline problems and pre-dropout levels of drug use, have more substantive effects on post-dropout adolescent drug use than dropout status. The effects of these weak stakes in conformity on both dropping out and later drug use are consistent with a Social Control theory perspective on adolescent deviance
Conformity · Developmental psychology · Deviance (statistics · Dropout (neural networks · Juvenile delinquency · Longitudinal study · Perspective (graphical · School dropout · Social control theory · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |