Divorce and adolescent academic achievement: Heterogeneity in the associations by parental education.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The link between parental divorce and adolescents' academic achievement may depend on parental educational levels. However, findings have been inconsistent regarding whether the negative associations between parental divorce and adolescents' academic outcomes are greater or smaller in highly educated families. The present study aimed to investigate the possible heterogeneity in the associations between divorce and adolescents' academic achievement by parental educational levels, within the context of the elaborate Norwegian welfare state. METHODS:The population-based cross-sectional youth@hordaland study of adolescents aged 16-19 years conducted in Norway in 2012, provided information about parental divorce and was linked to national administrative registries (N = 9,166) to obta

SUBMITTER: Nilsen SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055798 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature