Adolescent work intensity, school performance, and substance use: links vary by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.

ABSTRACT: High school students who spend long hours in paid employment during the school year are at increased risk of lower grades and higher substance use, although questions remain about whether these linkages reflect causation or prior differences (selection effects). Questions also remain about whether such associations vary by socioeconomic status (SES) and race/ethnicity. This study examines those questions using nationally representative data from two decades (1991-2010) of annual Monitoring the Future surveys involving about 600,000 students in 10th and 12th grades. White students are consistently more likely than minority students to hold paid employment during the school year. Among White and Asian American students, paid work intensity is negatively related to parental education and grad

SUBMITTER: Bachman JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3735660 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature