Student engagement is critical for learning and adjustment, but poor personal resources, such as low academic self-concept and mental health problems, can impede the individual's capacity to engage in academic activities. The present study's main aim was to investigate whether student-perceived emotional support from teachers in upper secondary…

One in three students suffers from at least one common mental disorder highlighting the high prevalence of health issues in higher education. At the same time, every third student drops out of university without achieving their degrees. Nevertheless, connections between health and students' dropout behavior have hardly been investigated. Grounding…

Evidence on the extent to which dropout intention can serve as a valid predictor of dropout decisions remains scarce. This study first presents the results of a systematic literature review of 14 studies examining the relationship between dropout intention and actual dropout in post-secondary education (vocational education and training [VET] or…