Is Social Capital Associated with Academic Achievement in Lithuanian High-school Students? A Population-based Study

Abstract

Th e present study aims to determine the associations between family, neighbourhood, and school social capital with academic achievement among Lithuanian high-school students. Th e study included 1854 high-school students (901 males and 953 females) aged 16-18 years. At the end of the school year, the students' achievements were measured as an average grade. Family, neighbourhood, and school social capital were identifi ed, indicating trust and understanding perceived from those social settings. Gender, body-mass index, self-perceived socioeconomic status, self-rated health, psychological distress and physical activity were also measured and used as covariates. Academic achievement was associated with family social capital, horizontal school trust and reciprocity at school. Family support, cooperation, and trust between students positively aff ect their achievement. Policies and strategies for a healthy environment for children need to be incorporated, especially within the school system for students' better progress.

Direct and Indirect Effects of Social Support and School Social Capital on the Academic Success of 11–19-Year-Old Students Using Distance Learning

“…While boys are more satisfied with distance learning and learning in general, girls have higher average grades and a higher perception of the importance of being good at learning. These results confirm the results of the previous study in Lithuania, which revealed that girls report higher grade point averages [35].…”

“…The results also point out the emergent importance of the relationship with teachers in the context of distance learning, given that the results of the previous study in the same country, before the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2018, did not highlight vertical trust, which reflects trust in teachers, as an important predictor of academic achievement. Instead, family social support, the horizontal trust which represents trust in peers, and reciprocity at school were significant for academic achievements in the earlier report [35]. Some other studies before the pandemic also explained teachers' contribution to students' academic success in terms of teachers' personal traits, organizational commitment, pedagogical content knowledge, or the passion for education [36].…”

“…Along with social capital, psychological well-being is considered a precondition for several outcomes, including academic success [35,37,38], however research reports conflicting results on this relationship. Studies reporting positive association were primarily cross-sectional, focused on relational aspects of wellbeing and younger children [39].…”

Çocukların Dijital Bağımlılığı ile Bazı Koordinatif ve Kondisyonel Yetileri Arasındaki İlişkisi

“…Bu çalışmada 5. sınıf öğrencilerinin boy ve kütle ortalamalarının 4. sınıf öğrencilerinden anlamlı olarak yüksek olmasını desteklemektedir. Daha önce yapılmış çalışmalarda da benzer şekilde yaş arttıkça söz konusu fiziksel değerlerin yükseldiği görülmektedir (Tınazcı ve Emiroğlu, 2009;Thomas ve Palma, 2018;Novak, Podnar, Emeljanovas ve Marttinen, 2015;Fjørtoft ve ark., 2011). Gökmen (2001) yapmış olduğu çalışmada 10 ve 11 yaş kız ve erkek çocuklarda çalışmamıza benzer ortalamalar elde etmiştir.…”

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