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Original paper

Social contagion and high school dropout: The role of friends, romantic partners, and siblings.

Volume: 113, Issue: 3, Pages: 572 - 584
Published: Jun 18, 2020
Abstract
Social contagion theories suggest that adolescents in relationships with same-age high school dropouts should be at a greater risk of dropping out themselves.Yet, few studies have examined this premise, and none have considered all potentially influential same-age intimates, focusing instead on only either friends or siblings.Moreover, a key influence in adolescents' social worlds, romantic partners, has been ignored.The goal of this study was...
Paper Details
Title
Social contagion and high school dropout: The role of friends, romantic partners, and siblings.
Published Date
Jun 18, 2020
Volume
113
Issue
3
Pages
572 - 584
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