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Does school suspension affect subsequent youth non-violent antisocial behaviour? A longitudinal study of studnets in Victoria, Australia and Washington State, United States
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posted on 2013-12-01, 00:00 authored by Sheryl Hemphill, A Kotevski, T Herrenkohl, R Smith, John ToumbourouJohn Toumbourou, R CatalanoSchool suspension has been not only associated with negative behaviours but also is predictive of future poor outcomes. The current study investigates (1) whether school suspension is a unique predictor of youth non-violent antisocial behaviour (NVAB) relative to other established predictors, and (2) whether the predictors of NVAB are similar in Australia and the United States (USA). The data analysed here draw on two statewide representative samples of Grade 7 and 9 students in Victoria, Australia and Washington State, USA, resurveyed at 12-month follow-up (N = 3,677, 99% retention). School suspension did not uniquely predict NVAB in the final model. The predictors of NVAB, similar across states, included previous student NVAB, current alcohol and tobacco use, poor family management, association with antisocial friends, and low commitment to school. An implication of the findings is that US evidence-based prevention programmes targeting the influences investigated here could be trialled in Australia.
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Australian journal of psychologyVolume
65Issue
4Pagination
236 - 249Publisher
John Wiley & SonsLocation
Chichester, EnglandPublisher DOI
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1742-9536eISSN
0004-9530Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2013, John Wiley & SonsUsage metrics
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