The Neglected Role of Adolescent Emotional Well-Being in National Educational Achievement: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Mental Health Policies

Sznitman, Sharon R.; Reisel, Liza; Römer, Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.06.013

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“…Barr [34] pointed to health problems in the family as a mediator of the relationship between affluence and academic achievements. Sznitman et al [35], analysing macroeconomic indicators, confirmed the mediatory role of emotional welfare. Lynskey and Hall [36] conducted a review of studies concerning the correlation between cannabis use and school performance and concluded that lifestyle and social context, including membership in deviant groups, leaving school, and the intensity of other risk behaviours, are the most likely mediators.…”

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The Relationship between Multiple Substance Use, Perceived Academic Achievements, and Selected Socio-Demographic Factors in a Polish Adolescent Sample

Mazur¹,

Tabak²,

Dzielska³

et al. 2016

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Predictors of high-risk patterns of substance use are often analysed in relation to demographic and school-related factors. The interaction between these factors and the additional impact of family wealth are still new areas of research. The aim of this study was to find determinants of the most common patterns of psychoactive substance use in mid-adolescence, compared to non-users. A sample of 1202 Polish students (46.1% boys, mean age of 15.6 years) was surveyed in 2013/2014. Four patterns of psychoactive substance use were defined using cluster analysis: non-users—71.9%, mainly tobacco and alcohol users—13.7%, high alcohol and cannabis users—7.2%, poly-users—7.2%. The final model contained the main effects of gender and age, and one three-way (perceived academic achievement × gender × family affluence) interaction. Girls with poor perception of school performance (as compared to girls with better achievements) were at significantly higher risk of being poly-users, in both less and more affluent families (adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 5.55 and OR = 3.60, respectively). The impact of family affluence was revealed only in interaction with other factors. Patterns of substance use in mid-adolescence are strongly related to perceived academic achievements, and these interact with selected socio-demographic factors.

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The Relationship between Multiple Substance Use, Perceived Academic Achievements, and Selected Socio-Demographic Factors in a Polish Adolescent Sample

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Dzielska³

et al. 2016

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“…A country's adolescent emotional well-being is a strong predictor of its educational achievement (Sznitman et al 2011). According to Helliwell et al (2013), job satisfaction predicted future performance, but performance did not predict future job satisfaction, and the conclusion is that happiness has positive effects on employees' productivity, performance, and success.…”

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Circles of Happiness: Students’ Perceptions of Bidirectional Crossovers of Subjective Well-Being

Backman

2015

J Happiness Stud

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The mental well-being of the world's adolescents has decreased in the last 20-30 years. Such a trend is visible also in Sweden, a country otherwise considered a positive example in terms of child well-being. In Sweden, students in lower secondary school are especially exposed. From a salutogenic orientation, this study qualitatively explored 200 Swedish students' (grades 5-9) perceptions of the role of happiness in school. Students perceived happiness as both promoting and being promoted by five aspects: learning, school engagement, appreciation of subjects or lesson content, others' happiness, and prosocial behavior. Hence, five perceived bidirectional crossovers of subjective wellbeing were found. These were compared to the findings of previous research about the determinants and effects of happiness. The students' perceptions both add new direction for future research and align in several respects with decades of earlier research.

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“…Emotional well-being is an important outcome in the study of adolescents -not only is emotional well-being associated with other positive outcomes, but adolescent well-being may set the stage for later happiness and satisfaction in adulthood (Gilman & Huebner, 2003;Rosenbaum & Ronen, 2013). In seeking the precursors of well-being, researchers have looked to a number of factors including poverty, academic achievement, and social support (for example, Easterlin, 2001;Friedrich, Reams, & Jacobs, 1982;Gilman & Huebner, 2003;Goodman, Slap, & Huang, 2003;Sznitman, Reisel, & Romer, 2011). Gilman and Heubner (2003) suggest that although outside influences, like economic status, have been associated with well-being, the strongest correlates may be internal.…”

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Emotional well-being and discrepancies between child and parent educational expectations and aspirations in middle and high school

Rutherford

2013

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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Using data from a sample nationally representative of the United States (N ¼ 1,115), this study investigates the association between emotional well-being and discrepant educational possible selves. Discrepancy is characterized as a mismatch between child educational expectations and parent educational aspirations for child or child educational aspirations for self. Age-related hypotheses are tested. Results suggest that middle school children who have expectations that don't match their parents' aspirations for them have lower well-being, and that among high school students, mismatch between a child's own aspirations and expectations is linked with lower wellbeing. Antecedents of discrepancies are explored: reading and math self-efficacy emerge as having small, but significant positive associations with well-being, partially mediated in middle school students by aspiration/expectation matches between parent and child.

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The Neglected Role of Adolescent Emotional Well-Being in National Educational Achievement: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Mental Health Policies

Cited by 41 publications

References 34 publications

The Relationship between Multiple Substance Use, Perceived Academic Achievements, and Selected Socio-Demographic Factors in a Polish Adolescent Sample

The Relationship between Multiple Substance Use, Perceived Academic Achievements, and Selected Socio-Demographic Factors in a Polish Adolescent Sample

Circles of Happiness: Students’ Perceptions of Bidirectional Crossovers of Subjective Well-Being

Emotional well-being and discrepancies between child and parent educational expectations and aspirations in middle and high school

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