Biological and Sociocultural Factors during the School Years Predicting Women's Lifetime Educational Attainment

Autor/inn/en	Hendrick, C. Emily; Cohen, Alison K.; Deardorff, Julianna; Cance, Jessica D.
Titel	Biological and Sociocultural Factors during the School Years Predicting Women's Lifetime Educational Attainment
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 86 (2016) 3, S.215-224 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12368
Schlagwörter	Females; Educational Attainment; Predictor Variables; Health; Well Being; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; Youth; Puberty; Biology; Longitudinal Studies; Regression (Statistics); Family Influence; Place of Residence; Urban Areas; Racial Differences; Ethnic Groups; Age Differences; Family Structure; Mothers; Adolescents; Multivariate Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Prädiktor; Gesundheit; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Pubertät; Biologie; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Wohnort; Urban area; Stadtregion; Rassenunterschied; Ethnie; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Mother; Mutter; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Multivariate Analyse
Abstract	Background: Lifetime educational attainment is an important predictor of health and well-being for women in the United States. In this study, we examine the roles of sociocultural factors in youth and an understudied biological life event, pubertal timing, in predicting women's lifetime educational attainment. Methods: Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 cohort (N = 3,889), we conducted sequential multivariate linear regression analyses to investigate the influences of macro-level and family-level sociocultural contextual factors in youth (region of country, urbanicity, race/ethnicity, year of birth, household composition, mother's education, and mother's age at first birth) and early menarche, a marker of early pubertal development, on women's educational attainment after age 24. Results: Pubertal timing and all sociocultural factors in youth, other than year of birth, predicted women's lifetime educational attainment in bivariate models. Family factors had the strongest associations. When family factors were added to multivariate models, geographic region in youth, and pubertal timing were no longer significant. Conclusion: Our findings provide additional evidence that family factors should be considered when developing comprehensive and inclusive interventions in childhood and adolescence to promote lifetime educational attainment among girls. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01