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The impact of school exclusion in childhood on health and well-being outcomes in adulthood: Estimating causal effects using inverse probability of treatment weighting.
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The British journal of educational psychology [Br J Educ Psychol] 2024 Jun; Vol. 94 (2), pp. 460-473. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 28. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Previous evidence has suggested a strong association between school exclusion and health outcomes. However, as health risks are themselves related to the risk of experiencing a school exclusion, it has been challenging to determine the extent to which school exclusion impacts later health outcomes, as opposed to reflecting a marker for pre-existing risks.<br />Aim: The aim of the current study was to address this challenge in estimating the medium-to-long-term impact of school exclusion of health and well-being outcomes.<br />Methods: To this end, we used an inverse propensity weighting approach in the Next Steps data set (Nā=ā6534, from wave 1, 2014, to wave 8, 2015).<br />Results: We found that after weighting for propensity of treatment scores estimated based on a wide range of factors, including previous health indicators, there was a significant effect of school exclusion on a wide range of health and well-being outcomes.<br />Discussion: These results provide some of the most robust evidence to date that school exclusion harms long-term health outcomes.<br />Conclusion: The findings suggest that policies should aim to reduce exclusion and ensure access to preventative health support for those who experience a school exclusion.<br /> (© 2023 The Authors. British Journal of Educational Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Psychological Society.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2044-8279
- Volume :
- 94
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The British journal of educational psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38155360
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12656