Youth incarcerated in juvenile detention facilities in Western Pennsylvania completed questionnaires related to family history, educational attainment, and psychological traits. Linear regression models were conducted to examine the influence of family and individual trait factors on youth’s aspirations to attend college. Nearly 90% of youth aspired to attend college. Findings from regression analyses indicate that maternal education, neglect, and youth irresponsibility were significantly associated with aspirations. In particular, juveniles with a mother who completed some college or more had 3.37 times greater odds of aspiring to attend college compared to juveniles with a mother who had a high school diploma or less (OR = 3.37, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.02, 11.11]). Additionally, juveniles experiencing greater neglect (OR = 0.42, 95% CI [0.18, 0.94]) and reporting higher irresponsibility (OR = 0.84, 95% CI [0.72, 0.99]) were less likely to have college aspirations. Practitioners should capitalize upon aspirations to attend college and help youth establish concrete plans for turning their aspirations into reality.

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被监禁的少年犯中的大学志愿：孕产妇教育和忽视的重要性

在宾夕法尼亚州西部的少年拘留所中被监禁的年轻人填写了有关家庭历史，学历和心理特征的问卷。进行了线性回归模型，以检验家庭和个人特质因素对青年上大学的愿望的影响。近90％的年轻人渴望上大学。回归分析的结果表明，孕产妇教育，疏忽和青年的不负责任与愿望密切相关。尤其是，有一个母亲完成了一些大学或以上学业的未成年人，有志上大学的几率是有一个高中文凭或以下的母亲的未成年机会的3.37倍（OR = 3.37，95％置信区间[CI] = [1.02，11.11]）。此外，青少年受到更大的忽视（OR = 0.42，95％CI [0.18，0.94]）和不负责任程度较高的人（OR = 0.84，95％CI [0.72，0.99]）不太可能具有大学志向。从业者应充分利用志愿去上大学，并帮助青年人制定具体计划，将其愿望变为现实。