Peter A. Creed|Juanita Muller|Wendy Patton
Leaving high school: the influence and consequences for psychological well?being and career?related confidence
Griffith University|Griffith University|Queensland University of Technology
paper examines wellbeing career decisionmaking selfefficacy cdmse adolescents leaving school tests changes variables result leaving school high school 309 students assessed levels school achievement wellbeing psychological distress selfesteem life satisfaction cdmse nine months leaving school 168 students completed surveys measures access latent eg social contact time structure manifest ie financial benefits employment work commitment t2 21 fulltime students 35 fulltime students also working parttime 22 employed fulltime jobs 21 labour market employed fulltime groupings differentiated t2 aspects wellbeing selfefficacy access latent manifest benefits work t1 aspects wellbeing confidence leaving school improved wellbeing confidence one group disadvantaged poorer wellbeing school predisposed disadvantage labour market results discussed relation models wellbeing driftsocial causation