Constructing and Validating a Multiple-Indicator Construct of Economic Hardship in a National Sample of Adolescents with Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Murray, Christopher; Doren, Bonnie; Gau, Jeff M.; Zvoch, Keith; Seeley, John R.
Titel	Constructing and Validating a Multiple-Indicator Construct of Economic Hardship in a National Sample of Adolescents with Disabilities
Quelle	In: Exceptional Children, 81 (2015) 4, S.507-522 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0014-4029
DOI	10.1177/0014402914563701
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Disabilities; Economically Disadvantaged; Longitudinal Studies; Construct Validity; Social Indicators; Poverty; Factor Analysis; Family Income; Educational Attainment; Employment; Heads of Households; National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Handicap; Behinderung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Armut; Faktorenanalyse; Familieneinkommen; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Dienstverhältnis
Abstract	The purpose of the current study was to develop a multi-indicator construct of economic hardship among adolescents with disabilities (N = 9,230) participating in the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2, the largest, most comprehensive investigation of adolescents with disabilities ever conducted. Five theoretically relevant indicators (i.e., family income, head-of-household education, head-of-household employment, participation in social programs, and lack of resources) contributed to the formation of an economic hardship latent construct. Scores on this factor were validated through associations with demographic, tangible-resource, school, and family factors. The implications of these findings for continued efforts to understand and respond to economic hardship among adolescents with disabilities are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01