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Growth in Perceived Control across 25 Years from the Late Teens to Midlife: The Role of Personal and Parents' Education
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Vargas Lascano, Dayuma I.; Galambos, Nancy L.; Krahn, Harvey J.; Lachman, Margie E. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
This study examined trajectories of perceived control and their association with parents' education and personal educational experience (educational attainment and years of full-time postsecondary education) in 971 Canadian high school seniors tracked 7 times across 25 years. Latent growth models showed that, on average, perceived control…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, High School Seniors, Adults, Educational Attainment