ERIC Number: EJ1383307
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Aug
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
EISSN: EISSN-1746-1561
The Association of School Learning Environment with Adolescent Health Behaviors
Mulitauopele, Christine; Israel, Whitney; Rosenberg, Sophie; Brooks-Russell, Ashley; Ma, Ming; Dinger, Mary K.
Journal of School Health, v93 n8 p649-658 Aug 2023
Background: In 2020, schools shifted to remote learning in response to mitigating COVID-19. Since then, students have fluctuated between in-person and remote learning environments. Changes to instructional models raise questions about the impact on health. Methods: This study leveraged a statewide surveillance system (Healthy Kids Colorado Survey) to examine the relationship between learning environment and adolescent health. The survey was administered in Fall 2020 to 26 high schools, resulting in 4564 respondents. Results: Overall, results suggested positive and negative associations between the 3 learning environments. Notably, as compared to in-person students, hybrid and remote students reported more stress (OR = 1.82, p < 0.001; OR = 1.41, p = 0.001), less school connectedness (OR = 0.71 and 0.61, p < 0.001); remote students reported more parental abuse (OR = 1.33, p = 0.010) and less alcohol consumption (OR = 0.61, p < 0.001). Conclusion: This study may be used to better understand risk and protective factors experienced by youth at school and home with the goal of improving prevention strategies.
Descriptors: School Closing, COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, Blended Learning, In Person Learning, Child Health, Adolescents, High School Students, Stress Variables, Mental Health, Student School Relationship, Child Abuse, Drinking, Risk, Health Behavior
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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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