Adolescent behavior and achievement, social capital, and the timing of geographic mobility.
Adv Life Course Res
; 18(3): 223-33, 2013 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-24796561
ABSTRACT
This paper examines the relationship between geographic mobility and adolescent academic achievement and behavior problems. Specifically, it addresses how the effects of moving differ by age and how social capital moderates the impact of moving on children (aged 6 to 15). Children's behavior problems and academic achievement test scores were compared across four survey waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006) and matched to data from their mothers' reports from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. The findings indicate that the negative behavioral effects of geographic mobility on adolescents are most pronounced for individuals relocating to a new city, county, or state as opposed to those moving locally (i.e., within the same city). Furthermore, as suggested by a life-course perspective, the negative effects of moving on behavior problems decrease as children get older. The results also show that several social capital factors moderate the effects of moving on behavior but not achievement.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Achievement
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Population Dynamics
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Adolescent Behavior
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Social Capital
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Adv Life Course Res
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article