Educational Performance and Attitudes toward School as Risk-Protective Factors for Violence: A Study of the Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center

Autor/inn/en	Wegner, Eldon L.; Garcia-Santiago, Orlando; Nishimura, Stephanie T.; Hishinuma, Earl S.
Titel	Educational Performance and Attitudes toward School as Risk-Protective Factors for Violence: A Study of the Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center
Quelle	In: Psychology in the Schools, 47 (2010) 8, S.789-802 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3085
DOI	10.1002/pits.20504
Schlagwörter	Neighborhoods; Violence; Grade Point Average; School Attitudes; Prevention; Teacher Student Relationship; Academic Achievement; Risk; Hawaiians; Samoan Americans; Surveys; Japanese Americans; Multivariate Analysis; Gender Differences; Educational Experience; Safety; College Attendance; Student Attitudes; High School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Gewalt; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Schulleistung; Risiko; Hawaianer; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Multivariate Analyse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bildungserfahrung; Sicherheit; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Schülerverhalten; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine whether school experiences, school performance, and other risk-protective factors were related to violence among Hawaiian, Filipino, and Samoan youths residing in Hawai'i. This study analyzed survey data (N = 325) collected in three high schools having concentrations of Filipino, Hawaiian, and Samoan youths, as well as a smaller number of Japanese students, which served as a comparison group. The analyses consisted of bivariate and multivariate analyses of risk protection for violence. Two- and three-way interactions were tested to examine whether there were specific gender and/or ethnic effects. The final model explained 29.3% of the variance in violent behavior. Five variables were significant: grade point average, pressure to choose between school and friends, favorable school attitude, feeling safe, and importance of college. Schools serving these populations should focus on fostering positive bonds between teachers and students and building bridges to families and neighborhoods. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10