A Longitudinal Investigation of Employment among Low-Income Youth: Patterns, Predictors, and Correlates

Autor/inn/en	Purtell, Kelly M.; McLoyd, Vonnie C.
Titel	A Longitudinal Investigation of Employment among Low-Income Youth: Patterns, Predictors, and Correlates
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 45 (2013) 2, S.243-264 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X11416019
Schlagwörter	Social Behavior; Adolescents; Employment; Low Income Groups; Poverty; Education Work Relationship; Personal Autonomy; Longitudinal Studies; Employment Patterns; Prediction; Predictor Variables; Correlation; Measures (Individuals); Comparative Analysis; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Dienstverhältnis; Armut; Individuelle Autonomie; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Vorhersage; Prädiktor; Korrelation; Messdaten
Abstract	Drawing on previous research linking patterns of adolescent employment--defined in terms of duration and intensity--to educational and occupational outcomes later in life (Staff & Mortimer, 2008), the present study (a) examined positive social behavior and academic variables as longitudinal predictors of patterns of adolescent employment during the school year in a low-income, ethnically diverse sample and (b) assessed patterns of employment as correlates of adolescents' optimism for the future and perceived efficacy. Results revealed a predictive relationship between youths' autonomy and steady employment 3 years later. Furthermore, steady employment during adolescence was related to greater optimism about the future and higher levels of efficacy. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10