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. 2015 Mar;47(2):173-198.
doi: 10.1177/0044118X12456406.

The Effects of Runaway-Homeless Episodes on High School Dropout

Yumiko Aratani  1 , Janice L Cooper  2
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The Effects of Runaway-Homeless Episodes on High School Dropout

Yumiko Aratani et al. Youth Soc. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

This article uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 to examine the relationship between running away from home between the ages of 12 and 14 and dropping from high school among youth. Propensity score matching was conducted in estimating the effect of running away on high school dropout while controlling for confounding factors, such as familial instability and socioemotional health risks. The findings suggest that having runaway-homeless episodes have a detrimental effect on academic achievement.

Keywords: high school dropout; homelessness; propensity score matching.

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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