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Academic Achievement of Bereaved Children: Comparison With a Nonbereaved Population

The purpose of this research was to study the effects of bereavement on the academic achievement of secondary school students who had lost a parent through death by comparing them with students attending the same schools but who were living with both natural parents. The subjects in both groups were matched on pretest scores and demographic characteristics at the beginning of the study. Achievement posttest scores and overall high school grade point averages of both groups were compared using ANCOVA and multiple regression analyses. None of the analyses were found to be statistically significant, implying that academic achievement is not adversely affected by the experience of parental death. Recommendations for further research are presented.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UTAHS/oai:digitalcommons.usu.edu:etd-7033
Date01 May 1987
CreatorsValcarce, Rebecca W.
PublisherDigitalCommons@USU
Source SetsUtah State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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