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Dominitz, Jeff Manski, Charles F. Fischhoff, Baruch |
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Who Are Youth "At Risk"? Expectations Evidence in the NLSY97 In: Social Awakening: Adolescent Behavior as Adulthood Approaches. R.T. Michael, ed. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001: pp. 230-257 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation Keyword(s): Delinquency/Gang Activity; High School Completion/Graduates; High School Dropouts; Incarceration/Jail; Parenthood; Pregnancy, Adolescent; Probability judgments (also see Risk Perception); Risk Perception Chapter: Analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 Cohort on the expectations of youths and their parents. This study examined responses to subjective probabilities of completing high school by age 20, serving time in jail or prison by age 20, and becoming a parent by age 20. The perceptions of the 2,922 youths (aged 16-17 yrs) and 2,922 parents were compared, and the cross-sectional variation of expectations with demographic attributes and past experiences were examined. Generally, moderate positive associations were found between the responses of youths and those of their parents. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved) |
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Dominitz, Jeff, Charles F. Manski and Baruch Fischhoff. "Who Are Youth "At Risk"? Expectations Evidence in the NLSY97" In: Social Awakening: Adolescent Behavior as Adulthood Approaches. R.T. Michael, ed. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001: pp. 230-257
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