Leisure boredom and high school dropout in Cape Town, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorWegner, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorFlisher, Alan J.
dc.contributor.authorChikobvu, Perpetual
dc.contributor.authorLombard, Carl
dc.contributor.authorKing, Gary
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-22T09:15:37Z
dc.date.available2013-07-22T09:15:37Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis prospective cohort study investigated whether leisure boredom predicts high school dropout. Leisure boredom is the perception that leisure experiences do not satisfy the need for optimal arousal. Participants completed a self-report questionnaire which included the Leisure Boredom Scale. The original cohort of grade 8 students (n ¼ 303) was followed up twice at 2-yearly intervals. Of the 281 students at the second follow-up, 149 (53.0%) students had dropped out of school. The effect of leisure boredom on dropout was investigated using logistic regression taking into account the clustering effect of the schools in the sampling strategy, and adjusting for age, gender and racially classified social group. Leisure boredom was a significant predictor of dropout (OR ¼ 1.08; 95% CI: 1.01–1.15) in students 14 years and older, but not so in younger students (OR ¼ 1.0; 95% CI: 0.95–1.05). The study has shown that measuring leisure boredom in grade 8 students can help identify students who are more likely to drop out of school. Further research is needed to investigate the longitudinal association between leisure boredom and school dropout.en_US
dc.description.accreditationWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.identifier.citationWegner, L., et al. (2008). Leisure boredom and high school dropout in Cape Town, South Africa. Journal of Adolescence, 31: 421-435en_US
dc.identifier.issn0140-1971
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/661
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsThis is the author final version of an article published by Elsevier. The file may be freely used, provided that acknowledgement of the source is given.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.09.004
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectHigh school dropouten_US
dc.subjectLeisure boredomen_US
dc.subjectLeisure boredom scaleen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleLeisure boredom and high school dropout in Cape Town, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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