Associations between mental health profiles and later school outcomes

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dc.contributor.authorSechague Monroy, N.
dc.contributor.authorBrushe, M.
dc.contributor.authorSincovich, A.
dc.contributor.authorBoulton, Z.
dc.contributor.authorGregory, T.
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe dual-factor model of mental health proposes that high wellbeing and low distress are necessary to define mental health. This study used latent profile analysis to identify mental health profiles in a sample of 3,587 Australian grade 6 students and explored the association between mental health profiles and school outcomes measured in grades 7 and 9. Six mental health profiles were identified: complete mental health (i.e. high wellbeing and low distress; 30%), moderately mentally healthy (i.e. average wellbeing and low distress; 18%), symptomatic but content (i.e. high wellbeing and above-average distress; 19%), vulnerable (i.e. low wellbeing and below-average distress; 6%), moderately troubled (i.e. below-average wellbeing and high distress; 19%), and troubled (i.e. low wellbeing and high distress; 8%). After statistical adjustment for potential confounders (gender, language background, socio-economic status, and geographical remoteness), students with complete mental health showed significantly higher academic achievement and school engagement one and three years later compared with students with all other mental health profiles. Students with vulnerable and troubled profiles experienced the poorest school outcomes sustained over time (grade 7 and grade 9). Implications for school-based interventions to support the mental health and wellbeing of students are discussed.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityNeida Sechague Monroy, Mary Brushe and Alanna Sincovich, Zara Boulton, Tess Gregory
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Journal of Education, 2024; 68(3):199-223
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/00049441241278411
dc.identifier.issn0004-9441
dc.identifier.issn0004-9441
dc.identifier.orcidBrushe, M. [0000-0001-8025-8535]
dc.identifier.orcidSincovich, A. [0000-0003-4723-5045]
dc.identifier.orcidGregory, T. [0000-0003-4799-6258]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/143752
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1170743
dc.rights© Australian Council for Educational Research 2024
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00049441241278411
dc.subjectAcademic achievement; school engagement; school attendance; population health; dual-factor model of mental health; wellbeing; latent profile analysis
dc.titleAssociations between mental health profiles and later school outcomes
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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