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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Leisure boredom and high school dropout in Cape Town, South Africa
Journal of Adolescence, Volume 31, No. 3, Year 2008
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Description
This 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=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=1.08; 95% CI: 1.01-1.15) in students 14 years and older, but not so in younger students (OR=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 dropout of school. Further research is needed to investigate the longitudinal association between leisure boredom and school dropout. © 2007 The Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents.
Authors & Co-Authors
Wegner, Lisa
South Africa, Bellville
University of the Western Cape
South Africa, Observatory
Groote Schuur Hospital
Flisher, Alan J.
South Africa, Observatory
Groote Schuur Hospital
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Chikobvu, Perpetual
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
South Africa, Bloemfontein
University of the Free State
Lombard, Carl J.
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
King, Gary
United States, University Park
Pennsylvania State University
Statistics
Citations: 98
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.09.004
ISSN:
01401971
e-ISSN:
10959254
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
South Africa