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[Effects of family or school disconnection on adolescents' health]
R Demerval1, N Cartierre, N Coulon
1UFR de Psychologie, Université de Lille III, Domaine Universitaire du Pont de Bois, BP 149, 59653 Villeneuve-d'Ascq. demerval@univ-lille3.fr
Abstract:
This article presents research on the health of adolescents who are in situations of either family or school detachment. Fourteen health indicators were used to investigate the physical, social and psychological well-being of adolescents. In addition, two separate scales were constructed to take into account family and school disengagement. As anticipated, the results prove that detachment from either family or school has a negative impact on health and this effect is amplified in cases of double detachment--both from family and school. The results also suggest an effect of contextual resilience since the school can play a protective role in for the health of adolescents who are in a situation of family disaffiliation. This research emphasises the need to analyse the risk and protective factors within a developmental and ecological theoretical framework to allow for the consideration of the dynamics involved between the different areas of life which are significant for an individual at a given moment in his development.
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