Academically Successful Drug Users: An Oxymoron?

Evans, William; Skager, Rodney

doi:10.2190/9265-12cq-lvkt-tk7a

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“…Further, even though the accomplished grade (module mark) is seen as an objective measure, it could still be viewed as subjective as it is also dependent on the teacher/s who mark the student’s assignment and allocate a grade to the student’s coursework. Despite this, such indicators that employ the accomplished grade (module mark) of pupil/student achievement have been widely used, as an isolated marker, in order to gauge academic performance [20,28,40,42–44]. …”

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Is the Health and Wellbeing of University Students Associated with their Academic Performance? Cross Sectional Findings from the United Kingdom

Ansari

Stock

2010

IJERPH

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This study explored the associations between health awareness, health behaviour, subjective health status, and satisfaction of students with their educational experience as independent variables and three outcomes of educational achievement as dependent variables. We undertook two simultaneous cross-sectional surveys among students from one University in the UK during 2008−2009. The first survey was a general health survey; the second survey measured students’ satisfaction with different aspects of their learning and teaching experience. Students’ registration numbers linked the responses of both questionnaires together, and subsequently linked the questionnaires to the university database to import the grades that students actually achieved in their studies. Generally, on average, students (N = 380) exhibited medium to high satisfaction with their educational experiences. In the multivariate regression analyses, students’ satisfaction with their educational experiences was not associated with any of the three indicators of educational achievement (actual module mark; perceived own performance; importance of achieving good grades). The associations of educational satisfaction, health, health behaviours, heath complaints and financial parameters with the three outcomes of educational achievement did not differ between male and female students. Each of the health, health behaviours, health complaints and financial parameters were selectively associated with only some but not all three indicators of student educational achievement. We conclude that the findings support a conceptual framework suggesting reciprocal relationships between health, health behaviour and educational achievement. Comprehensive health promotion programmes may have the potential to influence relevant predictors of educational achievement in university students.

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Is the Health and Wellbeing of University Students Associated with their Academic Performance? Cross Sectional Findings from the United Kingdom

Ansari

Stock

2010

IJERPH

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“…Emotional stability consisted of seven items measuring the degree to which various emotional problems and complaints have bothered respondents during the past 30 days (e.g. feeling blue or sad; Evans & Skager, 1992; a ¼ 0.80), parental monitoring of three items (i.e. parents know where youth is after school and at night, and youth discusses plans with parents; a ¼ 0.75), and neighbourhood cohesion of seven items from Buckner's (1988) Neighbourhood Cohesion Instrument (a ¼ 0.74).…”

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Promoting adolescent sense of coherence: Testing models of risk, protection, and resiliency

Evans

Marsh

Weigel

2009

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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Sense of coherence (SOC) is a dispositional trait that has been linked to well-being in a broad range of populations and contexts. Little is known, however, about the factors associated with SOC development and maintenance across the lifespan. Conceptualized as a condition of resiliency, SOC in adolescents was explored via measures of risk and protection as reported on by 8th and 10th grade students (N ¼ 1619). Employing cumulative indexes of protection and risk, analyses focused on testing four models of resiliency. Further, the relative and cumulative effects of protection and risk were explored across ecological domains. Analyses revealed support for the compensatory model of resiliency for males and females, while the challenge model also was supported for females. Analyses also revealed that protection and risk influencing SOC emerge at multiple domains for males and females. In addition, protective factors present at multiple domains were related to higher SOC while risk factors present at multiple domains were related to lower SOC regardless of gender. Results suggest a resiliency framework that considers multiple ecological domains is useful for understanding SOC in adolescents. Implications for additional research are presented.

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“…A national study of 12th graders concluded that students who were regular smokers, or under the influence of marijuana or alcohol, performed significantly lower on standardized tests relative to their peers 10 . On the other hand, some students who are academically successful are also substance abusers 11 …”

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Academic Performance and Substance Use: Findings From a State Survey of Public High School Students

Cox

Zhang

Johnson

et al. 2007

Journal of School Health

182

155

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The present findings highlight the extensive use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana among Mississippi public high school students. Because poor academic achievers are more prevalent among students who participate in these substance-use behaviors, multifaceted approaches that encourage high levels of academic performance, while dissuading student involvement in risky/problem behaviors, may both improve low levels of academic achievement and reduce behaviors that contribute to poor health in adulthood.

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Academically Successful Drug Users: An Oxymoron?

Cited by 26 publications

References 13 publications

Is the Health and Wellbeing of University Students Associated with their Academic Performance? Cross Sectional Findings from the United Kingdom

Is the Health and Wellbeing of University Students Associated with their Academic Performance? Cross Sectional Findings from the United Kingdom

Promoting adolescent sense of coherence: Testing models of risk, protection, and resiliency

Academic Performance and Substance Use: Findings From a State Survey of Public High School Students

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