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Assessing the Coherence of Parents' Short Narratives Regarding their Child Using the Five-Minute Speech Sample Procedure
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Parents' Union Dissolution and Adolescents' School Performance: Comparing Methodological Approaches.

Michelle L Frisco1, Chandra Muller, Kenneth Frank

  • 1Department of Sociology and Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, 211 Oswald Tower, University Park, PA 16802 ( mfrisco@pop.psu.edu ).

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Parental union dissolution may causally impact adolescent academic achievement, affecting math gains and GPA. This study highlights propensity score matching as a robust method for analyzing such complex relationships, minimizing selection bias.

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Published on: September 19, 2019

Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Educational Research

Background:

  • Parental union dissolution is a significant life event for adolescents.
  • Previous research often faces challenges with endogeneity and selection bias.
  • Understanding the academic impact of family structure changes is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate the influence of parents' union dissolution on adolescent academic outcomes.
  • To demonstrate the utility of propensity score matching (PSM) for causal inference in this context.
  • To compare PSM with ordinary least squares (OLS) regression for analyzing endogeneity and selection bias.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and the Adolescent Health and Academic Achievement Study (N = 2,629).
  • Employed propensity score matching techniques to address endogeneity and selection bias.
  • Compared results from PSM with traditional ordinary least squares (OLS) regression.

Main Results:

  • Findings suggest a potential causal association between parents' union dissolution and changes in adolescent academic achievement.
  • Mathematics course gains, overall grade point average, and course failure rates were examined.
  • Similar results were observed using both propensity score matching and OLS methods.

Conclusions:

  • The association between parental union dissolution and adolescent academic achievement may be causal.
  • Propensity score matching is a valuable method for overcoming methodological challenges in social science research.
  • The study provides robust evidence on the academic consequences of family structure changes.