Does attending an English private school benefit mental health and life satisfaction? From adolescence to adulthood

Henderson, Morag; Anders, Jake; Green, Francis; Henseke, Golo

doi:10.1080/0305764x.2022.2040951

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“…We found that students from public institutions were more likely to report more depressive and stress symptoms than those from private universities. Evidence from schools in the United Kingdom has shown that there is a difference in the mental health of students when comparing public and private schools, attributing the differences to contextual factors and to the amount of resources available for the school to invest in the student's wellbeing and educational processes [61]. Although these data come from research in schools, it is possible that these hypotheses could explain the difference found in the present study, given that in Colombia public universities tend to have fewer resources and are highly competitive environments, being much affordable than private institutions.…”

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Depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms among university students from Bogotá, Colombia and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use: Findings from a prevalence survey 2021

García Durán,

Botero Ruge,

Perdomo Patiño

et al. 2024

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The use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) has increased in recent years, particularly among young people. The association between mental health disorders and conventional cigarettes is well established. However, information on ENDS use and mental health is still emerging. This study i) determines the frequency of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms among university students in Bogotá, Colombia, ii) examines the association between sociodemographic variables and mental health symptoms, and iii) analyses whether there is an association between tobacco and/or ENDS use and depression, anxiety and/or stress. The study is cross-sectional, analytical, retrospective and based on a multistage random sample. 3850 students from 21 universities completed an online survey and were included as participants. We assessed demographic variables, tobacco use, ENDS use and symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. 667 participants from our sample had a previous diagnosis of a mental disorder, and the most common diagnoses were any type of anxiety disorder (7.27%) or depressive disorder (6.70%). Ever use of conventional cigarettes was 63.71% and ever use of ENDS was 31%. More than 65% of the participants had mild symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. However, between 16.4% and 19.5% of participants reported severe or very severe symptoms of these three diagnoses. Severe or very severe symptoms were more likely to be reported by women, public university students and those from higher socio-economic backgrounds. Those who reported having tried conventional cigarettes or ENDS had more severe or extremely severe symptoms than those who had never tried them. Multivariate analysis using ordinal logistic regression showed that depression, anxiety and stress levels were more severe in participants who had tried ENDS. In addition, having nuclear family members, family members or close friends with a history of nicotine use was positively associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety and stress.

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Depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms among university students from Bogotá, Colombia and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use: Findings from a prevalence survey 2021

García Durán,

Botero Ruge,

Perdomo Patiño

et al. 2024

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“…As such, school type and resources may predict wellbeing. For example, Henderson et al (2022) argue that private schools in England could spend more money on resources and time for pastoral care, smaller class sizes, and better access to school counsellors and support staff, thus improving mental health and LS. Marquez and Main (2021) found differences in levels of LS across types of schools (ie, public, semi-private or private) in 14 out of 33 countries studied; however, when studying specific school resource-related factors, effect sizes were small and inconsistent across countries.…”

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Exploring factors associated with student wellbeing in the United Arab Emirates: PISA 2018

Marquez,

Lambert,

Khanna

2024

Jnl of Research in Internatl Education

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Interest in how to promote student wellbeing in schools is growing. Research shows that some drivers of wellbeing are universal, but others are country-specific. No prior study has investigated this question in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where geographic, socio-demographic and school type differences in student wellbeing are substantial. We address this gap by using multilevel regression to analyse data from the PISA 2018 study. Our focus is on life satisfaction, positive affect, negative affect, meaning and purpose in life, and mental health symptoms of internalizing difficulties. We find large school effects on student wellbeing, the second largest school effects out of 56 countries. School resources are of little importance, whereas factors related to time use, social connections, health and body image, positive school climate, and feelings around school and education are important correlates. These factors help explain a substantial part of the wellbeing inequalities observed across types of schools in the UAE.

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“…As such, school type and resources may predict wellbeing. For example, Henderson et al (2022) argue that private schools in the UK could spend more money on resources and time for pastoral care, smaller class sizes, and better access to school counsellors and support staff, thus affecting mental health and LS. Marquez and Main (2021) found differences in levels of LS across types of schools (i.e., public, semi-private or private) in 14 out of 33 countries studied; however, when studying specific school resource related factors, effect sizes were small and inconsistent across countries.…”

Section: School-relevant Factors Associated With Student Wellbeingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring factors associated with student wellbeing in the United Arab Emirates: PISA 2018

Marquez¹,

Lambert²,

Khanna³

2022

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Interest in how to promote student wellbeing in schools is growing. Research shows that some drivers of wellbeing are universal (e.g., bullying), but others are country specific. No prior study has investigated this question in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where geographic, socio-demographic and school type differences in student wellbeing are substantial. We address this gap by using multilevel regression to analyse data from the PISA 2018 study. Our focus is on life satisfaction, positive affect, negative affect, meaning and purpose in life, and mental health symptoms of internalizing difficulties. We find large school effects on student wellbeing. School resources are of little importance, whereas factors related to time use, social connections, health and body image, positive school climate, and feelings around school and education are important correlates. These factors help explain a substantial part of the wellbeing inequalities observed across types of schools in the UAE.

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Does attending an English private school benefit mental health and life satisfaction? From adolescence to adulthood

Cited by 6 publications

References 44 publications

Depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms among university students from Bogotá, Colombia and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use: Findings from a prevalence survey 2021

Depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms among university students from Bogotá, Colombia and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use: Findings from a prevalence survey 2021

Exploring factors associated with student wellbeing in the United Arab Emirates: PISA 2018

Exploring factors associated with student wellbeing in the United Arab Emirates: PISA 2018

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