Data and Code for: Characterizing the Developmental Heterogeneity of Connectedness to School or Work across the Transition into Adulthood

Transitions into adulthood have become more individualized. Yet,
age-graded social role expectations of being enrolled in school or working
post-high school remain salient. A dearth of longitudinal research explores the
phenomenon of NEET or disconnected youth. This study used a zero-inflated
Poisson growth mixture model method with data from the Panel Study of Income
Dynamics Transition into Adulthood Study to elucidate developmental
heterogeneity in connectedness to school and/or work across the transition into
adulthood. Results indicated eight developmental trajectories of connectedness.
While many young people were consistently connected to school and/or work,
there was considerable variation in connectedness. Both race and parenting
status were associated with connectedness. Implications include the need for
additional longitudinal research that examines individual differences in
connectedness and policies that support youth with sporadic connections to
school and/or work.<br><br><br><br><br>