Student School Engagement Among Sexual Minority Students: Understanding the Contributors to Predicting Academic Outcomes

作者：Kristie L. Seelman, N. Eugene Walls, Cynthia E. Hazel, Hope Wisneski · 发表于：Journal of Social Service Research · 年份：2011 · DOI：10.1080/01488376.2011.583829 · 被引用次数：86 · 研究领域：Youth Substance Use and School Attendance、Homelessness and Social Issues、Early Childhood Education and Development

Hierarchical multiple regression is used to examine whether student school engagement predicts grade point average (GPA) and fear-based truancy among 315 sexual minority youth aged 13 to 24 years. Results indicate that student school engagement is a significant predictor of GPA, and this relationship is strongest in the presence of a gay–straight alliance. Having an adult ally at school is associated with a decrease in fear-based truancy, while student school engagement predicts a decrease in fear-based truancy only for youth who have higher levels of subjective fear at school. Implications for future research and for practice among school-based helping professionals are discussed.