The contribution of parental and societal conditional regard to adjustment of high school dropouts

Abstract

This study examined the contribution of parental conditional regard (PCR) and societal conditional regard (SCR) -divided into positive and negative regardto high school dropouts' adjustment (i.e., well-being, loneliness, and future orientation) along the different stages of the dropout process. Specifically, the current study focused on dropouts from a traditional community, where dropping out was accompanied by various social repercussions. The study, conducted in Israel among Ultraorthodox Jewish males, included 261 participants, ages 14-21 (M = 17, SD = 1.17), who were at different stages in the dropout process. Structural equation modeling indicated a negative contribution of parental conditional negative regard to adjustment, while societal conditional positive regard made a positive contribution to adjustment. Moreover, dropouts indicated higher parental and societal conditional regard than students at other stages of the dropout process. Findings highlight the importance of SCR and PCR in understanding the adjustment of dropouts in traditional communities.

Predictors of High-School Dropout Among Ultraorthodox Jewish Youth

“…Regarding personal resources, we investigated the contribution of self-esteem and mastery. Regarding social resources, we focused both on the family aspect, via parental conditional regard (PCR) ( Assor et al, 2004 ), and on the community aspect, via societal conditional regard (SCR) ( Itzhaki et al, 2018 ).…”

“…In the current study, we examined the contribution of parental conditional regard (PCR), and societal conditional regard (SCR) ( Itzhaki et al, 2018 ), to school dropout among youth. Parental conditional regard has its basis in self-determination theory (SDT) ( Ryan and Deci, 2000 ) and is a socialization strategy wherein parental love/acceptance depends upon the child’s complying with the parents’ expectations.…”

“…The authors, in an earlier study ( Itzhaki et al, 2018 ), argued that in closed traditional societies, CR as practiced by the society could affect the individual in much the same way that CR, as practiced by the parents, would affect him/her. As such, one needs to understand societal conditional regard (SCR) in order to understand individuals’ behaviors in closed religious communities.…”

“…Societal conditional negative regard (SCNR) made a negative contribution to psychological aspects, i.e., higher levels of SCNR contributed to higher levels of loneliness and lower levels of well-being. However, societal conditional positive regard (SCPR) was found to contribute to higher levels of positive future orientation and well-being ( Itzhaki et al, 2018 ). Following these novel findings, in the current study, the authors wished to find out whether PCR and SCR might also serve as predictors of high-school dropout among youth from the Ultraorthodox Jewish community, beyond their psychological consequences.…”

Predicting Computer Engineering students' dropout in Cuban Higher Education with pre-enrollment and early performance data

“…Several theories have been developed to understand why and how students decide to dropout. Economical, organizational, psychological and sociological perspectives have been considered by different approaches (Braxton & Hirschy, 2005;Gregori, Martínez & Moyano-Fernández, 2018;Itzhaki, Itzhaky & Yablon, 2018). In addition to the theoretical models, several studies are focused on discovering the relationships and correlations between university retention and attrition.…”