Pushed out and Drawn in: Exclusionary Discipline, Mental Health, and Protective Factors among Youth in Public Schools
| Title: | Pushed out and Drawn in: Exclusionary Discipline, Mental Health, and Protective Factors among Youth in Public Schools |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Marvin So (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of School Health. 2024 94(2):128-137. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) (DHHS/NIH) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (DHHS), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Institute of Education Sciences (ED) |
| Contract Number: | UL1TR002494 P2CHD041023 T73MC12835 R305A180265 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Discipline, Suspension, Expulsion, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Resilience (Psychology), Student Characteristics, Correlation, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status |
| DOI: | 10.1111/josh.13405 |
| ISSN: | 0022-4391 1746-1561 |
| Abstract: | Background: Exclusionary discipline (ED) has long been an educational equity concern, but its relationship with student health and protective factors is less understood. Methods: Using population-based public school student data (N = 82,216), we examined associations between past-month ED and positive depression and anxiety screening instrument results. We also assessed whether each of 9 potential protective factors moderated the ED-mental health relationship by testing interaction effects. Results: Over 1 in 10 youth experienced past-month ED, with variation by sex, gender identity, special education status, poverty, region, race/ethnicity, and adverse childhood experiences. Net of sociodemographic factors, youth who experienced ED had higher likelihood for current depression (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.64, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.55, 1.73) and anxiety (AOR: 1.49, 95% CI: 1.41, 1.58) symptoms. Significant associations were robust across 5 racial/ethnic groups, except for anxiety among American Indian/Alaska Native youth. Individual, interpersonal, and school-level protective factors appeared to mitigate depression and anxiety regardless of disciplinary experience. Implications for School Health Policy, Practice, and Equity: Our findings document ED disproportionality and possible ramifications for emotional well-being. Conclusions: In concert with structural efforts to reduce reliance on ED, strategies that bolster protective factors may support youth already impacted by ED and/or mental health problems. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| IES Funded: | Yes |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1405733 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 0022-4391 1746-1561 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/josh.13405 |
| Published in: | Journal of School Health |
| Language: | English |