ERIC Number: EJ1418066
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-118X
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Direct and Indirect Effects of Adolescent Peer Victimization and Mental Health on Academic Achievement in Early Adulthood: A 6-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study
Matilda A. Frick; Johan Isaksson; Sofia Vadlin; Susanne Olofsdotter
Youth & Society, v56 n3 p579-596 2024
Using a three-wave (mean age 14.4, 17.4, and 20.4 years) longitudinal design (N = 1,834; 55.6% females), we set out to map direct and indirect effects of adolescent peer victimization and mental health on academic achievement in early adulthood, and the buffering effect of positive family relations. Data was collected in Sweden 2012 to 2018. We found concurrent ([beta]s = 0.13-0.28) but no longitudinal transactional effects between peer victimization and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and conduct disorder (CD). Peer victimization, depression, and CD had longitudinal direct effects on poorer academic achievement in early adulthood ([beta]s = 0.09-0.11). Positive family relations did not moderate the effects. The results indicate that prevention and interventions against peer victimization and poor mental health may contribute to a higher proportion of individuals graduating from high school.
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Adolescents, Victims, Mental Health, Academic Achievement, Young Adults, Family Relationship, Family Influence, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Behavior Disorders, Correlation, Prevention, Intervention, Graduation Rate, High School Students, Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Status
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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