I want to quit education : a longitudinal study of stress and optimism as predictors of school dropout intention

Eicher, Véronique; Staerklé, Christian; Clémence, Alain

doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.07.007

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	I want to quit education : a longitudinal study of stress and optimism as predictors of school dropout intention
Authors:	Eicher, Véronique Staerklé, Christian Clémence, Alain
DOI:	10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.07.007
Published in:	Journal of Adolescence
Volume(Issue):	37
Issue:	7
Page(s):	1021
Pages to:	1030
Issue Date:	2014
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0140-1971 1095-9254
Language:	English
Subjects:	Dropout intention; Education; Stress; Optimism; Longitudinal
Subject (DDC):	371: Schools and their activities
Abstract:	Prior research on school dropout has often focused on stable person- and institution-level variables. In this research, we investigate longitudinally perceived stress and optimism as predictors of dropout intentions over a period of four years, and distinguish between stable and temporary predictors of dropout intentions. Findings based on a nationally representative sample of 16-20 year-olds in Switzerland (N = 4312) show that both average levels of stress and optimism as well as annually varying levels of stress and optimism affect dropout intentions. Additionally, results show that optimism buffers the negative impact of annually varying stress (i.e., years with more stress than usual), but not of stable levels of stress (i.e., stress over four years). The implications of the results are discussed according to a dynamic and preventive approach of school dropout.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8347
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	Social Work
Organisational Unit:	Centre for Education, Development and Services (ZBES)
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Eicher, V., Staerklé, C., & Clémence, A. (2014). I want to quit education : a longitudinal study of stress and optimism as predictors of school dropout intention. Journal of Adolescence, 37(7), 1021–1030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.07.007

Eicher, V., Staerklé, C. and Clémence, A. (2014) ‘I want to quit education : a longitudinal study of stress and optimism as predictors of school dropout intention’, Journal of Adolescence, 37(7), pp. 1021–1030. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.07.007.

V. Eicher, C. Staerklé, and A. Clémence, “I want to quit education : a longitudinal study of stress and optimism as predictors of school dropout intention,” Journal of Adolescence, vol. 37, no. 7, pp. 1021–1030, 2014, doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.07.007.

EICHER, Véronique, Christian STAERKLÉ und Alain CLÉMENCE, 2014. I want to quit education : a longitudinal study of stress and optimism as predictors of school dropout intention. Journal of Adolescence. 2014. Bd. 37, Nr. 7, S. 1021–1030. DOI 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.07.007

Eicher, Véronique, Christian Staerklé, and Alain Clémence. 2014. “I Want to Quit Education : A Longitudinal Study of Stress and Optimism as Predictors of School Dropout Intention.” Journal of Adolescence 37 (7): 1021–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.07.007.

Eicher, Véronique, et al. “I Want to Quit Education : A Longitudinal Study of Stress and Optimism as Predictors of School Dropout Intention.” Journal of Adolescence, vol. 37, no. 7, 2014, pp. 1021–30, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.07.007.