Abstract
The study reported in this paper examines the effects of community interactive processes on rural adolescents’ educational achievement. Specifically, the paper explored the direct effects of community interactive processes on rural adolescents’ educational achievement and the indirect effects via self-esteem and delinquency. The method of structural equation modeling was used to analyze data from a nationally representative panel study of rural adolescent boys and girls in 10th grade through 12th grade. The results make a compelling case that communities are conduits for boosting self-esteem, facilitating normative behaviors and academic performance in rural adolescents.
Recommended Citation
Adedokun, Omolola and Balschweid, Mark
(2008)
"Community Interactive Processes and Rural
Adolescents’ Educational Achievement:
Investigating the Mediating Effects of Delinquency
and Self-Esteem,"
Journal of Youth Development: Vol. 3:
Iss.
2, Article 12.
Available at:
https://open.clemson.edu/jyd/vol3/iss2/12