School-to-work and school-to-university transition and health inequalities among young adults: a scoping review

Fialho, Paula Mayara Matos; Dragano, Nico; Reuter, Marvin; Deindl, Christian; Schleberger, Sarah; Metzendorf, Maria‐Inti; Hoffmann, Stephanie; Diehl, Katharina; Wachtler, Benjamin; Schüttig, Wiebke; Herke, Max; Richter, Matthias; Pischke, Claudia R.

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058273

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“…However, research focussing on the development of health and well-being throughout this critical period in life is sparse and, in particular, the influence of post-secondary pathways (e.g. the impact of the transition to vocational training, university, unemployment, or the labour market) at this life stage is understudied [ 8 , 9 ]. Therefore, this article provides a longitudinal description of the development of health and well-being throughout the STWT and analyses the impact of transitions between educational institutions and labour market states on immediate changes and long-term trajectories of health and well-being.…”

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Young people’s health and well-being during the school-to-work transition: a prospective cohort study comparing post-secondary pathways

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Background At the end of secondary education, young people can either start vocational training, enter university, directly transition to employment or become unemployed. Research assumes that post-secondary pathways have immediate and/or long-term impacts on health and well-being, but empirical investigations on this are scarce and restricted to few countries. Therefore, this study traced the development of health and well-being throughout the highly institutionalised school-to-work transition (STWT) in Germany. Methods We used longitudinal data of the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS), a representative sample of 11,098 school-leavers (50.5% girls) repeatedly interviewed between 2011 and 2020. We estimated the effect of post-secondary transitions on self-rated health and subjective well-being by applying fixed-effects (FE) regression, eliminating bias resulting from time-constant confounding and self-selection into different pathways. A multiple-sample strategy was used to account for the increasing diversity of STWTs patterns. Models were controlled for age, as well as household and residential changes to minimise temporal heterogeneity. Results Findings indicate that leaving school was good for health and well-being. Compared with participants who did not find a training position after school, direct transitions to vocational training or university were linked to higher absolute levels of health and well-being, but also to a lower relative decline over time. Furthermore, upward transitions (e.g. to programs leading to better education or from unemployment to employment) were associated with improvements in health and well-being, while downward transitions were followed by deteriorations. Conclusion Findings suggest that school-leave is a sensitive period and that post-secondary pathways provide young people with different abilities to maintain health and well-being. Youth health interventions might benefit when setting a stronger focus on unsuccessful school-leavers.

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Young people’s health and well-being during the school-to-work transition: a prospective cohort study comparing post-secondary pathways

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“…As an initial step, we have searched the Scopus and Web of Science databases to examine the previous research on the effects of university-to-work transitions on the mental health of (non-medical) graduates. Our initial search located some scoping and systematic reviews that have focused on the different health outcomes during the transition from secondary to tertiary education, 21 the education to employment transitions for intellectually disabled young people 22 and the factors blocking young people with diagnosed mental health conditions taking up jobs. 23 An Australian report identified in the grey literature focused on the mental health outcomes of young adults as they move into work, but not specifically on the university-to-workplace transition.…”

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Mental health of new and recent graduates during the university-to-work transition: a scoping review protocol

Zayts¹,

Edmonds²,

Kong³

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IntroductionUniversity students face challenges when starting their careers and entering the workforce after tertiary education is associated with negative psychological outcomes. The planned scoping review will synthesise the literature on the impact of university-to-work transitions on the mental health of new and recent graduates. We will describe the characteristics and main findings of the studies, and will examine the variables associated with, and the theories used to explain, the relationship between transitions to work and graduates’ mental health.MethodsWe will search the following databases: Scopus, Web of Science, ERIC, PSYCINFO, Social Sciences Citation Index, CINAHL Plus, Ovid MEDLINE and Google Scholar, to locate published and unpublished literature. The included studies will focus on undergraduate and postgraduate university students during planned or current university-to-work transitions, as well as early-career workers. We will include studies involving people who have left or are in their final year of study, are undergoing career transition preparation or have worked for no longer than 3 years since graduation. Studies from all countries, those published in English and since 2000, will be included. We will use a set of predefined search terms and we will extract studies using the EndNote V.20 reference management software. Two reviewers will screen and assess the identified studies using the Covidence software. Finally, we will present the data in a summary table and will qualitatively analyse the studies using thematic analysis.Ethics and disseminationOur scoping review does not require ethical approval. The scoping review’s findings will be disseminated in peer-reviewed journal articles and conference presentations, and will inform the development of training resources for different stakeholders as part of a wider research project.Trial registration numberThe study has been registered with the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/gw86x).

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A longitudinal analysis of health inequalities from adolescence to young adulthood and their underlying causes

Reuter,

Diehl,

Richter

et al. 2024

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School-to-work and school-to-university transition and health inequalities among young adults: a scoping review

Cited by 4 publications

References 79 publications

Young people’s health and well-being during the school-to-work transition: a prospective cohort study comparing post-secondary pathways

Young people’s health and well-being during the school-to-work transition: a prospective cohort study comparing post-secondary pathways

Mental health of new and recent graduates during the university-to-work transition: a scoping review protocol

A longitudinal analysis of health inequalities from adolescence to young adulthood and their underlying causes

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