Financial Factors and Dropout Intention among Secondary School Students in West Bengal: A Mediated Model Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Author(s)	LUTHFOR ALI, Dr. ANKHI GOON
Country	India
Abstract	Dropout in West Bengal is higher than many other states in India, In the present study with 800 samples from both North 24 and South 24 PGS it has been observed that dropout Intention in secondary Education does not depend on financial factor directly rather it depends on the Psychological control factor mainly on perceived Behaviour Control, the mediating variable, and even attitude towards dropout plays a significant role while Subjective norms could not mediate the dropout Intention.
Keywords	Keywords: Financial factors; Dropout intention; Theory of Planned Behavior; Mediation analysis; Secondary school students; West Bengal
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On	2026-02-06
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.68117

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