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Sabia, Joseph J. – Economics of Education Review, 2009
Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study examines the relationship between school-year employment and academic performance of young adolescents under age 16. Ordinary least squares estimates show a significant positive relationship between modest hours of school-year employment and grade point average.…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Least Squares Statistics
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Needham, Belinda L.; Austin, Erika L. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
Some recent studies suggest that sexual minorities may have worse health-related outcomes during adolescence because they report lower levels of family connectedness, a key protective resource. Using data from wave 3 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (n = 11,153; 50.6% female; mean age = 21.8 years), this study extends prior…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Suicide, Drinking, Sexual Orientation