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Factors Related to Dropping Out of School in an Incarcerated Population

Julia A. Ahrens

Washburn University

Ronald G. Evans

Washburn University

Robert W. Barnett

State Reception and Diagnostic Center, Topeka, Kansas

This study examined 1757 incarcerated felons to determine personality, social history, and intellectual characteristics associated with dropping out of school. A stepwise discriminant function analysis compared junior high and high school dropouts with high school completors on variables including the Wide-Range Achievement Test, the Multidimensional Aptitude Battery and the Millon Clinical Multi-axial Inventory. A significant discriminant function differentiated the three groups on reading level, substance abuse history, age, verbal IQ, and the personality factors of dependency and borderline personality. Results validate the use of the WRAT and MAB for incarcerated populations, and identify personality factors to be considered in rehabilitative efforts with felons who have not completed high school.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 50, No. 3, 611-617 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/0013164490503017
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