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Enhancing Youth Outcomes Following Parental Divorce: A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of the New Beginnings Program on Educational and Occupational Goals
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Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology . 2012 41(2):150-165. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- This study examined whether the New Beginnings Program for divorced families led to improvements in youth's educational goals and job aspirations 6 years following participation and tested whether several parenting and youth variables mediated the program effects. Participants were 240 youth aged 9 to 12 years at the initial assessment, and data were part of a randomized, experimental trial of a parenting skills preventive intervention targeting children's postdivorce adjustment. The results revealed positive effects of the program on youth's educational goals and job aspirations 6 years after participation for those who were at high risk for developing later problems at program entry. Further, intervention-induced changes in mother-child relationship quality and youth externalizing problems, internalizing problems, self-esteem, and academic competence at the 6-year follow-up mediated the effects of the program on the educational expectations of high-risk youth. Intervention-induced changes in youth externalizing problems and academic competence at the 6-year follow-up mediated the effects of the program on the job aspirations of high-risk youth. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1537-4416
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ989287
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2012.651992