Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2008, $20,000)
A rapidly growing body of literature has begun to reassess the impact of employment on antisocial behaviors among school-aged youth. A decade ago, empirical research and policy recommendations largely concerns about the negative consequences of adolescents' intensive work hours. However, the long-term impact of the employment participation is understudied. Using the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97)'a large nationally representative and longitudinal sample of adolescents'this dissertation project examines the contingencies of employment affecting delinquent and young adult criminal behavior, net of financial rewards, parental control, and other social variables. To comprehend the full impact of employment among adolescents this research introduces a new idea of 'ladder job,' a construct of an upward moving employment that increases stakes in conformity and enhances social control. In addition, this research extends and builds upon the emerging literature by assessing the extent that youth's ethnic backgrounds intervenes or interacts with 'ladder job.' ca/ncf
Similar Awards
- A longitudinal cohort mixed methods study of the impact of mental health on retention and turnover among early career police officers in South Carolina
- Quantifying the accuracy of low quality DNA sample analysis from genotyping to genealogical searching and integration as a bioinformatic pipeline
- Extreme Risk Protection Orders, Leakage, and Social Networks: The Legislative, Behavioral, and Social Contexts Surrounding Mass Public Shooting Incidents and Plots