Is Mental Health a Predictor for a Smooth School-to-Work-Transition? A 20-Month Follow-Up Study of Brussels Youth

Huegaerts, Kelly; Wagener, Martin; Vanroelen, Christophe

doi:10.1007/s11482-019-09749-6

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“…Also, working during high school has been associated in some studies with a higher probability of following work-oriented SWT pathways instead of education-oriented or disconnected ones (Ling & O’Brien, 2013), potentially because having a job exposes youth to a variety of experiences which build skills, work values, and workplace and self-knowledge (Mortimer et al, 1999; Staff et al, 2015). Regarding psychological factors, the role of mental health, self-concept, values, and goal engagement has been highlighted (Huegaerts et al, 2020; Murray et al, 2021; Schoon & Heckhausen, 2019).…”

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Beyond college for all: Portrait of rapid and successful school-to-work transitions among vulnerable youth.

Thouin¹,

Dupéré²,

Denault³

et al. 2023

Developmental Psychology

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For noncollege-bound youth, swiftly finding a satisfying job upon exiting compulsory schooling might support adjustment. Yet, youths’ own job perceptions have rarely been considered in school-to-work transition research. Sequence analysis of monthly occupational status over 4 years (ages 16–20) in a low socioeconomic status Canadian sample overrepresenting academically-vulnerable youth (N = 386; 50% male; 23% visible minority) generated five school-to-work pathways: two work-bound ones with jobs perceived as aligned with career goals (Career Job, 10%) or not (Fill-In Job, 26%), alongside three others (Disconnected [15%], Prolonged Secondary Education [25%], Postsecondary Education [24%]). Mental health was strongest in the Career Job pathway. Male sex and adolescent employment were precursors to this advantageous pathway, underscoring the crucial role of work experience.

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Section: Conceptualizing the Swt In Historical And Socioeconomic Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond college for all: Portrait of rapid and successful school-to-work transitions among vulnerable youth.

Thouin¹,

Dupéré²,

Denault³

et al. 2023

Developmental Psychology

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“…To the best of our knowledge, few studies have explored the impact of adolescent mental health issues on school-to-work trajectories when measured as more complex life-course trajectories. Huegaerts et al (2019) followed 540 school-leavers in Brussels aged 18-29 years to investigate the impact of self-reported mental health status (collected in 2015) on school-to-work trajectories in the subsequent 20 months (2015)(2016)(2017). Using administrative data on employment status (i.e., 'employed', 'participating in active labour market policies' and 'unemployed'), six different clusters of school-to-work trajectories were constructed: 'unemployed'; 'stable employment'; 'delayed employment'; 'unemployed with guidance'; 'set back to unemployment' and 'dropout'.…”

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Adolescence Mental Health Disorders and Precarious School-to- Work Trajectories: The Role of Family Background and Gender

Jensen,

Hermansen

2023

YOUNG

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This article investigates the role of family socio-economic status (SES) as a buffer for adolescents with mental health disorders (MHDs) against entering precarious school-to-work trajectories. We follow a cohort born in Norway in 1992 from the age of 16–25 using data from administrative registers. We find that externalizing disorders, to a higher degree than internalizing disorders (registered in the 16–18 age range), are associated with subsequent precarious school-to-work trajectories (measured from January 2011 to December 2017) for both genders. In boys, high family SES seems to buffer the negative impact of externalizing disorders on entering precarious school-to-work trajectories, but not for internalizing disorders. In contrast, in girls, high-SES families partly buffer the negative impact of internalizing disorders, but not for externalizing disorders. Thus, this paper broadens the current perspective on how the impact of MHDs on entering school-to-work trajectories is interrelated with social class and gender.

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“…Given that the selection process explains the poor health and well-being of unemployed people [ 7 ], it is suggested to be more substantial for women because they more often have physical and mental health problems that hinder their employment than men [ 21 ], who, in turn, more often report non-health-related reasons for unemployment [ 62 ]. Indeed, transitioning from school to work seems more complicated for young men than for women [ 63 ]. Moreover, unemployed women with strong traditional gender values, i.e., who think that work is dedicated to men rather than women, will be less likely to enter work compared to women with less traditional gender values.…”

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Values, Health and Well-Being of Young Europeans Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET)

Hult

Kaarakainen

Moortel

2023

IJERPH

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Youth unemployment is a problem that undermines young people’s health and well-being and is also a concern for their immediate communities and society. Human values predict health-related behaviour; however, this relation is very little studied and not examined earlier among NEET (not in employment, education or training) young people. This study aimed to explore the association between four higher-order human values (conservation, openness to change, self-enhancement, self-transcendence), self-rated health (SRH) and subjective well-being (SW) among NEET young men and women (n = 3842) across European regions. Pooled European Social Survey data from 2010–2018 were used. First, we run linear regression analysis stratified by European socio-cultural regions and gender. Then, multilevel analyses by gender with interactions were performed. The results show expected variation in value profiles across genders and regions and corresponding differences in SRH and SW. Significant associations between values and SRH and SW were found among both genders and across the regions; however, the results did not entirely confirm the expectations about the “healthiness” of specific values. More likely, prevailing values in societies, such as the social norm to work, might shape these associations. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the factors affecting NEETs’ health and well-being.

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Is Mental Health a Predictor for a Smooth School-to-Work-Transition? A 20-Month Follow-Up Study of Brussels Youth

Cited by 7 publications

References 64 publications

Beyond college for all: Portrait of rapid and successful school-to-work transitions among vulnerable youth.

Beyond college for all: Portrait of rapid and successful school-to-work transitions among vulnerable youth.

Adolescence Mental Health Disorders and Precarious School-to- Work Trajectories: The Role of Family Background and Gender

Values, Health and Well-Being of Young Europeans Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET)

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