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Using a psychoeducational approach to increase the self-esteem of adolescents at high risk for dropping out
Don Wells1, Mark Miller, Jerome Tobacyk
1Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston 71272, USA.
Adolescence
|July 30, 2002
Abstract:
The effectiveness of an ecologically oriented approach in changing the self-concepts of 80 high-risk adolescents was investigated. Participants were administered a self-esteem scale before and after an eight-week psychoeducational program designed for dropout prevention. Results indicated significant reductions in dropout rates and increased self-esteem among participants.