The Impact of Academies on School Connectedness, Future Aspirations and Mental Health in Adolescents from Areas of Deprivation in London
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| Title: | The Impact of Academies on School Connectedness, Future Aspirations and Mental Health in Adolescents from Areas of Deprivation in London |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Frostick, Caroline, Tong, Jin, Moore, Derek, Renton, Adrian, Netuveli, Gopalakrishnan |
| Source: | Pastoral Care in Education. 2018 36(4):325-342. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Mental Health, Student School Relationship, Educational Environment, Outcomes of Education, Comparative Analysis, Secondary School Students, Self Esteem, Disadvantaged, Institutional Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Student Attitudes, Futures (of Society), Prosocial Behavior, Well Being, Behavior Problems, Questionnaires, Child Behavior, Screening Tests, Self Concept Measures, Aspiration |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (London) |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02643944.2018.1528626 |
| ISSN: | 0264-3944 |
| Abstract: | Research shows that school environment impacts significantly on students' mental health, future aspirations and feelings of school connectedness, which in turn can improve academic outcomes. The UK has seen rising numbers of academy schools in recent years which have been scrutinised for academic performance but overlooked in terms of important aspects of school environment. This study compares outcomes for mental health, school connectedness and future aspirations in low-socioeconomic status adolescents attending academy and non-academy schools. Data came from 1284 11-16yr olds attending 1 of 67 academy or non-academy schools from areas of deprivation in London. A total of 639 complete cases were analysed. Self-reported measures of school connectedness, future aspirations and mental health, including self-esteem, were analysed and compared using linear regression clustered at school level, adjusting for the effects of gender, ethnicity, school year and affluence. Adolescents attending academies were found to have significantly higher levels of school connectedness than those at non-academy schools. No direct effect of academies on mental health or aspirations was found, however school connectedness had a significant, mediating effect on pro-social mental health scores. Academies in this sample can therefore be said to indirectly increase levels of mental health by increasing levels of school connectedness. These findings highlight the importance of school connectedness for adolescent wellbeing and suggest that academies can be more successful in promoting levels of school connectedness which can then impact positively on individual mental health. More work needs to be done on identifying the structures and processes at work. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 55 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1198322 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Research shows that school environment impacts significantly on students' mental health, future aspirations and feelings of school connectedness, which in turn can improve academic outcomes. The UK has seen rising numbers of academy schools in recent years which have been scrutinised for academic performance but overlooked in terms of important aspects of school environment. This study compares outcomes for mental health, school connectedness and future aspirations in low-socioeconomic status adolescents attending academy and non-academy schools. Data came from 1284 11-16yr olds attending 1 of 67 academy or non-academy schools from areas of deprivation in London. A total of 639 complete cases were analysed. Self-reported measures of school connectedness, future aspirations and mental health, including self-esteem, were analysed and compared using linear regression clustered at school level, adjusting for the effects of gender, ethnicity, school year and affluence. Adolescents attending academies were found to have significantly higher levels of school connectedness than those at non-academy schools. No direct effect of academies on mental health or aspirations was found, however school connectedness had a significant, mediating effect on pro-social mental health scores. Academies in this sample can therefore be said to indirectly increase levels of mental health by increasing levels of school connectedness. These findings highlight the importance of school connectedness for adolescent wellbeing and suggest that academies can be more successful in promoting levels of school connectedness which can then impact positively on individual mental health. More work needs to be done on identifying the structures and processes at work. |
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| ISSN: | 0264-3944 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02643944.2018.1528626 |
