ERIC Number: EJ1376444
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
EISSN: EISSN-1746-1561
Perceptions of School Climate Shape Adolescent Health Behavior: A Longitudinal Multischool Study
Ko, Michelle Y.; Rosenberg, Sofia M.; Meza, Benjamin P. L.; Dudovitz, Rebecca N.; Dosanjh, Kulwant K.; Wong, Mitchell D.
Journal of School Health, v93 n6 p475-484 Jun 2023
Background: Adolescent behaviors and academic outcomes are thought to be shaped by school climate. We sought to identify longitudinal associations between school climate measures and downstream health and academic outcomes. Methods: Data from a longitudinal survey of public high school students in Los Angeles were analyzed. Eleventh-grade health and academic outcomes (dependent variables, eg, substance use, delinquency, risky sex, bullying, standardized exams, college matriculation), were modeled as a function of 10th-grade school climate measures (independent variables: institutional environment, student-teacher relationships, disciplinary style), controlling for baseline outcome measures and student/parental covariates. Results: The 1114 student respondents (87.8% retention), were 46% male, 90% Latinx, 87% born in the United States, and 40% native English speakers. Greater school order and teacher respect for students were associated with lower odds of multiple high risk behaviors including 30-day alcohol use (odds ratio [OR] 0.81; 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.72, 0.92] and OR 0.73; [0.62, 0.85]) and 30-day cannabis use (OR 0.74; [0.59, 0.91] and OR 0.76; [0.63, 0.92]). Neglectful disciplinary style was associated with multiple poor health and academic outcomes while permissive disciplinary style was associated with favorable academic outcomes. Implications for School Health Policy, Practice, and Equity: School health practitioners may prospectively leverage school environment, teacher-student relationships, and disciplinary style to promote health and learning. Conclusions: Our findings identify specific modifiable aspects of the school environment with critical implications for life course health.
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, Longitudinal Studies, Public Schools, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Grade 11, Substance Abuse, Delinquency, Risk, Sexuality, Health Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship, Discipline, Correlation, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 11
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (DHHS), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB); National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles)
Grant or Contract Numbers: UA6MC32492; R01DA033362