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Financial Inclusion Working Paper

The Decision of African American Students to Complete High School: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

By CSD • July 1, 2002November 6, 2018

A longitudinal study explored high-school completion among African Americans. Male and female high-school students aged 14 to 17 (N=166) completed a questionnaire based on the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991) early in their second year. Intentions to complete the year were accurately predicted from attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control (R=0.71; p

Subsequent publication: Davis, L. E., Ajzen, I., Saunders, J., & Williams, T. (2002). The decision of African American students to complete high school: An application of the theory of planned behavior. Journal of Educational Psychology, 94(4), 810–819. doi:10.1037/0022-0663.94.4.810

Project: Choices of Life for Adolescence Success (CLASS) Project

Citation

Davis, L., Ajzen, I., Saunders, J., & Williams, T. (2002). The decision of African American students to complete high school: An application of the theory of planned behavior (CSD Working Paper No. 02-5). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

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