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Title: Academic Selection, Behavioural Adjustment and Mental Health
Language: English
Authors: John Jerrim
Source: Review of Education. 2026 14(1).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 24
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Selective Admission, Academic Achievement, High Achievement, Mental Health, Student Adjustment, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Students, Behavior Problems, School Choice, Risk, Hospitals, Health Services
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
DOI: 10.1002/rev3.70153
ISSN: 2049-6613
Abstract: While some scholars have suggested that attending a high-achieving school may be a risk factor for adjustment problems among young people, other recent causal evidence has indicated that selective schooling may actually improve mental health outcomes among young people. This paper presents new evidence on this matter from England, exploring whether attending a school with high-achieving peers is associated with the use of hospital services related to mental health issues and associated adjustment issues. We typically find null--or otherwise very small--effects. No evidence emerges that young people attending England's academically selective grammar schools are more likely to use hospital services due to mental health or adjustment issues than their equally able peers attending a lower-achieving school. A similar finding holds for comparisons between selective and comprehensive education areas in England more broadly. Our results provide little evidence that attending a high-achieving school is a significant risk factor for serious mental health problems and adjustment issues.
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