Interpersonal competence configurations, attachment to community, and residential aspirations of rural adolescents.

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Author(s): Petrin RA;Petrin RA; Farmer TW; Meece JL; Byun SY
Source:
Journal of youth and adolescence [J Youth Adolesc] 2011 Sep; Vol. 40 (9), pp. 1091-105. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Jul 01.
Publication Type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review
Language:
English

Additional Information
- Source:
  Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0333507 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-6601 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00472891 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Youth Adolesc Subsets: MEDLINE
- Publication Information:
  Publication: 1999- : New York, NY : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
  Original Publication: New York, Plenum Press.
- Subject Terms:
  Interpersonal Relations*; Students/*psychology; Adolescent ; Aspirations, Psychological ; Employment ; Factor Analysis, Statistical ; Female ; Humans ; Life Style ; Male ; Psychology, Adolescent ; Rural Population ; Social Adjustment ; Students/statistics & numerical data
- Abstract:
  Adolescents who grow-up in rural areas often experience a tension between their attachment to the rural lifestyle afforded by their home community and a competing desire to gain educational, social, and occupational experiences that are only available in metropolitan areas. While these diverging pressures are well-documented, there is little information about linkages between rural high school students' views of their communities, their postsecondary aspirations, and their school adjustment. To address this issue, this study examined perceptions of community and residential aspirations in an ethnically diverse sample of 8,754 rural adolescents (51.5% female) in relationship to their competence and risk status in high school. Participants were from 73 rural high schools across 34 states. In addition, ratings on participants' school adjustment were provided by teachers (n = 667). High competence students (i.e., those in configurations of high positive and low negative teacher-rated characteristics) expressed positive perceptions of their rural lifestyle and many, particularly girls, indicated an interest in staying in or returning to their home community. Low competence youth (i.e., those in configurations of low positive and high negative teacher-rated characteristics) appeared to be less connected to their community and were more likely to express their intent to leave and not return. These results appear to qualify current concerns about "rural brain drain" and also suggest that the lack of attachment to the community may be a compounding risk factor for rural adolescents who have significant school adjustment problems.
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- Publication Date:
  Date Created: 20110702 Date Completed: 20111208 Latest Revision: 20211020
- Publication Date:
  20240513
- Accession Number:
  10.1007/s10964-011-9690-2
- Accession Number:
  21720860

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