Perceptions of School Climate Shape Adolescent Health Behavior: A Longitudinal Multischool Study

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    • Availability:
      Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      10
    • Sponsoring Agency:
      Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (DHHS), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
      National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS)
    • Contract Number:
      UA6MC32492
      R01DA033362
    • Education Level:
      High Schools
      Secondary Education
      Grade 11
    • Subject Terms:
      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
    • Subject Terms:
      California (Los Angeles)
    • Accession Number:
      10.1111/josh.13274
    • ISSN:
      0022-4391
      1746-1561
    • Abstract:
      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.
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      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1376444