Revisiting Economic Hardship in a National Sample of Adolescents With and Without Disabilities: A Conceptual Replication
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Allison Lombardi
[1]
;
Rongxiu Wu
[1]
;
Eric Loken
[1]
;
Graham Rifenbark
[1]
;
Clewiston Challenger
[2]
;
Ashley Taconet
[1]
;
Shannon Langdon
[1]
;
Karrie Shogren
[3]
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[1] University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
Town of Mansfield, Estados Unidos
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[2] Rutgers University
Rutgers University
City of New Brunswick, Estados Unidos
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[3] University of Kansas
University of Kansas
City of Lawrence, Estados Unidos
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- Localización: Exceptional children, ISSN-e 2163-5560, ISSN 0014-4029, Vol. 90, Nº. 1, 2023, págs. 11-26
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The purpose of the current study was to conceptually replicate a multi-indicator construct of economic hardship in a national sample of adolescents with and without disabilities (N = 9,230). Using data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 (NLTS2012), the latent construct economic hardship was confirmed from six theoretically relevant indicators: household income, parent education level, parent employment status, one- or two-parent household, household internet access, and participation in government-assisted social programs (e.g., Supplemental Security Income benefits, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). In addition, we examined group differences on the latent mean of economic hardship based on disability category, race and ethnicity, and school and family factors. Mean differences showed significantly lower economic hardship for youth on 504 plans, youth with autism, and for White non-Hispanic youth; whereas there was significantly greater hardship for youth with intellectual disability and youth with emotional disturbance and among youth of color. The implications of the replicated and expanded findings for adolescents with and without disabilities are discussed.
