title: Using a psychoeducational approach to increase the self-esteem of adolescents at high risk for dropping out.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston 71272, USA.
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tobacyk
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clanton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D012960:Socioenvironmental Therapy; D013332:Student Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States