Gender Differences for Health Indicators in a Sample of School Dropout Adolescents: A Pilot Study

Mastorci, Francesca; Lazzeri, Maria Francesca Lodovica; Piaggi, Paolo; Doveri, Cristina; Casu, Anselmo; Trivellini, Gabriele; Marinaro, Irene; Bardelli, Andrea; Pingitore, Alessandro

doi:10.3390/ijerph19137852

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“…In addition, it is important to emphasize that this is a first pilot study conducted on school-dropout adolescents, who are therefore potentially more exposed to risk factors, as the little literature aimed at this adolescent population group indicates. A recent work of our group revealed that school-dropout girls are characterized by a compromised health indicator profile in terms of both risk behaviors, including EDs [ 38 ]. The study of the dropout phenomenon is new, as most of the evidence focuses on the long-term effects of dropping out of school, but there are no studies to our knowledge on the short- and medium-term effects.…”

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Relationship between eating disorders perception and psychosocial profile in school-dropout adolescents

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Background In body-mind relationship field, eating disorders (ED) are considered disabling disorders that can alter physical health status, inducing profound alterations in psychosocial, cognitive and emotional dimensions. These disorders, characterized by a strong comorbidity with other diseases, usually begin during childhood or adolescence, and include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating. Aim of this study was to investigate the associations between eating disorders perception and dimensions of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and well-being perception (WBP) in school-dropout adolescents. Methods Data were collected in 450 adolescents (19 ± 2 years, male 308), and HRQoL, WBP, and ED were assessed by means a battery of standardized questionnaire. Results EDs are more pronounced in females than in males (p < 0.05) and are associated with lower HRQoL (p < 0.001) and lower well-being perception (p < 0.001). EDs are associated with an impairment of physical (p < 0.05) and psychological well-being perception (p < 0.001), emotional responses (p < 0.001), self-perception (p < 0.001), and a reduction of general well-being (p < 0.05). Conclusions Although it is complicated to distinguish between causes and consequences, these findings suggest a complex and multifaceted, association between ED and HRQoL domains. Thus, multiple factors need taking into account in the policy of EDs prevention, identifying all the components of well-being to focus and personalize healthy programs in adolescences.

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“…If the school experience is a good one, one can talk about the child's positive adaptability in school (Wang & Gordon, 2012), but, if the child loses their motivation to go to school, he disconnects himself from anything related to school -colleagues and friends -the phenomenon of school disengagement comes up which most of the time leads to absenteeism and school dropout (Ames, 1992). In the last decade, nearly 1.7 million of the more than 6 million students enrolled in the first year of high school did not make it to their senior year (Mastorci et al, 2022). Among the causes we can find unwanted events from school, bad interpretations of what the school context means and also the stressful and traumatizing life events (in the family or in society).…”

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The Relationship between Burnout and School Satisfaction Based on the Student’s Age

Cernea-Radu

2023

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Adolescence is the age of transformation and spending most of the time in the education system, the wellbeing of the teenager is influenced by every experience had in this system: relationships with colleagues, teachers, the grades, what they learn in school. At the age of twelve there is a step which, once it’s taken, welcomes the child into an age of changes. This research investigates the relationship between burnout, school satisfaction, and life satisfaction as children and adolescents get older, an aspect which is not so talked about in literature. The participants in this study were 3460 students between 10 and 19 years old, of which 1751 were boys and 1709 were girls, and 67.6% were from urban environments and 32.4% were from rural environments. It was noticed that the burnout level grows progressively after the age of 12, which deteriorates the level of school satisfaction through a ‘bottom-up’ process, which causes its decrease. The level of Overall Life Satisfaction (OLS) also decreases with age, one of the reasons being the exhaustion caused by too many or too difficult school tasks.

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Academic Aspirations and Dropout Intentions in the Perspective of Positive Youth Development: Protective Factors in Adolescence

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Early school leaving is a problem that, especially in adolescence, can lead to maladaptive development. It is, therefore, essential provide quality, equitable, and inclusive education. Following the Positive Youth Development perspective, the aim of this study was to identify the possible strengths and resources of adolescents. Specifically, we analyzed three protective factors of school dropout intentions and academic aspirations: positivity, self-efficacy for self-regulated learning (SESRL), and school engagement. The participants in the present study were N = 260 ninth-grade students (M = 14.36, SD = 0.78, 204 boys) that were recruited in two Technical high schools in the center of Italy. There were two multiple hierarchical regression analyses that were carried out, considering academic aspirations and intentions to drop out of school as dependent variables. Hierarchical regression models highlighted that positivity, SESRL, and school engagement have significant and positive roles in school aspirations. Moreover, positivity and SESRL were negatively associated with intention to drop out of school. These results have pivotal implications in the prevention and promotion of interventions, suggesting the importance of building positive orientation and self-efficacy for self-regulated learning, and school engagement in the classroom context.

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Gender Differences for Health Indicators in a Sample of School Dropout Adolescents: A Pilot Study

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Relationship between eating disorders perception and psychosocial profile in school-dropout adolescents

Relationship between eating disorders perception and psychosocial profile in school-dropout adolescents

The Relationship between Burnout and School Satisfaction Based on the Student’s Age

Academic Aspirations and Dropout Intentions in the Perspective of Positive Youth Development: Protective Factors in Adolescence

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