Perceived family wealth shows a small indirect negative effect on dropout via institutional trust, with no total effect¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Higher perceived family wealth decreases dropout probability indirectly through higher institutional trust, although its total effect is approximately zero. → Finkenauer 2023

Evidence¶

Finkenauer 2023¶

Finkenauer, C., Boer, M., Spitzer, J., Weinberg, D., Visser, K., Jonker, M. & Stevens, G. W. J. M. (2023). Examining the role of civic attitudes in the link between family wealth and school dropout among tertiary vocational students. npj Science of Learning 8:38. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-023-00189-4

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In path model M2c of the vocational-student study, perceived family wealth had a significant indirect effect through institutional trust (Bindirect = −0.055, 95% CI [−0.113, −0.012], OR = 0.947), though "the total effect of perceived family wealth was approximately zero" (Btotal = 0.014).

"the mediation model M2c yielded an indirect only mediation whereby higher perceived family wealth decreased the probability of dropout through higher levels of institutional trust (M2c: Bindirect perceived family wealth= −0.055, 95% CI [−0.113, −0.012], OR= 0.947)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Financial scarcity is indirectly associated with dropout through lower institutional trust — related
• Experienced financial scarcity, but not perceived family wealth, predicts school dropout among tertiary vocational students — related
• The indirect effects of family wealth on dropout via institutional trust are robust to controlling for mental health problems — related
• System justification does not mediate the family wealth–dropout association once institutional trust is accounted for — related
• Trust in teachers neither predicts dropout nor buffers the effect of civic attitudes on dropout — related