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Self-Esteem and its Consequences

Effects of Self-esteem on School Perception, Academic Identification, and Dropout Tendency in At-Risk for Dropout Students

School dropout remains a problem with long-term effects on economic opportunities for the individual and society and reasons for dropout need to be determined. Dropout rates were estimated at 8.9% for White Non-Hispanics, 35.3% for Mexican Americans, and 13.6% for African Americans. It has also been shown that compared to the overall national dropout rate of around 12%, students with learning disabilities have dropout rates that range from 17% to 42% and those with emotional or behavioral disorders have dropout rates that range from 21% to 64% (Davalos, Chavez, & Guardiola, 1999; Harvey, 2001; Scanlon & Mellard, 2002). The question as to why students dropout has led to the examination of many factors which include school perceptions and academic identification. These factors may be influenced by individual self-esteem (Bavalos, Chavez, & Guardiola, 1999; Griffin, 2002). Self-esteem levels may be a factor associated with school perceptions and academic identification that ultimately lead to school dropout. The effect of peer, home, and school self-esteem on student academic identification and school perceptions needs to be investigated to more fully understand why students drop out of school.

Previous research findings have shown that students drop out of school for many reasons. The top ten reasons are listed as: lack of credits to graduate, no parental support for education, family dysfunction, working, substance abuse, discipline referrals, lack of adjustment to school, pregnancy, peer pressure to leave school, and multiple high school attendance. Unsuccessful school experiences lead to dropout (Martin, Tobin, & Sugai, 2002; Willett & Singer, 1991). Studies have also shown that efforts such as vocational-technical education, which raise student hopes for a positive future, result in decrease...

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