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Abstract
Prior research on disconnected youth has defined connectedness to school or work during emerging adulthood as an either/or outcome, conflicting with research on emerging adulthood, which suggests varied, individualized pathways. This study used a growth mixture model method with data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Transition into Adulthood Supplement to elucidate developmental heterogeneity in connectedness to school or work during emerging adulthood (n = 1,977). Results indicated distinct subgroups of connectedness to school or work with additional variation within groups. Racialized group and parenting status differentiated between being fully connected or not but did not explain differences among those with less consistent connectedness. Policy implications include that the timing and duration of policies targeting disconnected youth may be missing a substantial minority of young people. Re-thinking supports for disconnected youth can be further informed by future research focused on examining factors related to individual differences in the timing and nature of connectedness to school or work.
之前有关失联青少年的研究将他们在成年期与学校或工作的联系定义为非此即彼的结果,这与有关成年期的研究相冲突,因为成年期的研究表明了不同的个性化途径。本研究采用增长混合模型方法,利用《收入动态面板研究向成年过渡补编》(Panel Study of Income Dynamics Transition into Adulthood Supplement)中的数据,阐明新兴成年期与学校或工作联系的发展异质性(n = 1,977)。结果表明,与学校或工作的联系存在不同的亚组,组内也存在其他差异。种族化群体和养育状况区分了完全联系与否,但无法解释联系不那么一致的群体之间的差异。对政策的影响包括:针对失联青少年的政策的时机和持续时间可能会遗漏相当一部分青少年。未来的研究将重点关注与个人在与学校或工作联系的时间和性质上的差异有关的因素,这将为重新思考对失联青少年的支持提供更多信息。
期刊介绍:
The Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (CASW) features original articles that focus on social work practice with children, adolescents, and their families. Topics include issues affecting a variety of specific populations in special settings. CASW welcomes a range of scholarly contributions focused on children and adolescents, including theoretical papers, narrative case studies, historical analyses, traditional reviews of the literature, descriptive studies, single-system research designs, correlational investigations, methodological works, pre-experimental, quasi-experimental and experimental evaluations, meta-analyses and systematic reviews. Manuscripts involving qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods are welcome to be submitted, as are papers grounded in one or more theoretical orientations, or those that are not based on any formal theory. CASW values different disciplines and interdisciplinary work that informs social work practice and policy. Authors from public health, nursing, psychology, sociology, and other disciplines are encouraged to submit manuscripts. All manuscripts should include specific implications for social work policy and practice with children and adolescents. Appropriate fields of practice include interpersonal practice, small groups, families, organizations, communities, policy practice, nationally-oriented work, and international studies. Authors considering publication in CASW should review the following editorial: Schelbe, L., & Thyer, B. A. (2019). Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal Editorial Policy: Guidelines for Authors. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 36, 75-80.