Journal article
Understanding School Truancy: Risk-Need Latent Profiles of Adolescents
Assessment (Odessa, Fla.), Vol.25(8), pp.978-987
12/2018
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103024
PMID: 30392416
Abstract
Washington state requires school districts to file court petitions on students with excessive unexcused absences resulting in thousands of youth becoming involved in the court system. Once in the system, decisions are made about the level of risk each youth has for maladaptive behaviors. The Washington Assessment of the Risks and Needs of Students was created to assist youth service providers, courts, and schools to identify an adolescent's needs for social, emotional, or educational intervention. However, the profile-based decisions advocated for by test developers lack empirical justification. This study employed latent profile analysis to examine risk and needs profiles of adolescents based on the Washington Assessment of the Risks and Needs of Students assessment. Profiles were developed to aid understanding of behaviors associated with school truancy, and examined across outcome variables (e.g., suspensions, arrests) to evaluate evidence in support of predictive claims. Results suggest distinct profiles that differ on important outcomes.
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- Title
- Understanding School Truancy: Risk-Need Latent Profiles of Adolescents
- Creators
- Andrew Iverson - 1 Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USABrian F French - 1 Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USAPaul S Strand - 1 Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USAChad M Gotch - 1 Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USACarl McCurley - 2 Washington State Center for Court Research, Olympia, WA, USA
- Publication Details
- Assessment (Odessa, Fla.), Vol.25(8), pp.978-987
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900546677901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article