The indirect effects of family wealth on dropout via institutional trust are robust to controlling for mental health problems¶
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q3 i? Adding conduct problems, emotional problems, and hyperactivity/inattention as covariates left the indirect effects intact and of comparable strength. → Finkenauer 2023
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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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Models M4a-c of the vocational-student study added mental health covariates; "the previously found indirect effects remained" with comparable strength. Only hyperactivity/inattention predicted dropout significantly among the mental health subscales.
"Adding conduct problems, emotional problems, and hyperactiv- ity/inattention as additional covariates improved model fit (M4a-c; Supplementary Table 1), but the previously found indirect effects remained and the strength of the effects in M4a-c were comparable to those in M3."
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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
- Perceived family wealth shows a small indirect negative effect on dropout via institutional trust, with no total effect — 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
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