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Implementation quality of whole-school mental health promotion and students' academic performance.
- Source :
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Child & Adolescent Mental Health . Feb2012, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p45-51. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Background: This paper argues for giving explicit attention to the quality of implementation of school-wide mental health promotions and examines the impact of implementation quality on academic performance in a major Australian mental health initiative. Method: Hierarchical linear modelling was used to investigate change in standardised academic performance across the 2-year implementation of a mental health initiative in 96 Australian primary (or elementary) schools that was focused on improving student social-emotional competencies. Results: After controlling for differences in socioeconomic background, a significant positive relationship existed between quality of implementation and academic performance. The difference between students in high- and low-implementing schools was equivalent to a difference in academic performance of up to 6 months of schooling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ACADEMIC achievement
*MENTAL health
*HUMAN services programs
*HEALTH promotion
*CONCEPTUAL structures
*ELEMENTARY schools
*LONGITUDINAL method
*PARENTS
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*REGRESSION analysis
*STATISTICAL sampling
*PSYCHOLOGY of school children
*SCHOOL health services
*TEACHERS
*SOCIOECONOMIC factors
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1475357X
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Child & Adolescent Mental Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 69871315
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2011.00608.x