Is Dropping out of High School More Likely after Stressful Life Events?
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Date
2018-03
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Dupéré, Veronique
Dion, Eric
Leventhal, Tama
Archambault, Isabelle
Crosnoe, Robert
Janosz, Michel
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University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center
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High school dropout is typically viewed as the result of long-held vulnerabilities such as learning problems. This research brief, by PRC visiting scholars Véronique Dupéré and Eric Dion and PRC faculty research associate Robert Crosnoe and colleagues, shows that recent stressful life events can lead to a student dropping out.