Development of Internalizing Mental Health Symptoms from Early Childhood to Late Adolescence
European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(8), P. 2404 - 2416
Published: Aug. 18, 2024
Children’s
mental
health
symptoms’
development
can
be
characterized
by
both
continuity
and
discontinuity.
However,
existing
studies
ignore
the
potential
discontinuity
in
children’s
internalizing
development.
Hence,
current
study
examines
continuous
discontinuous
developmental
trajectories
using
representative
data
from
a
sample
of
2792
children
(49.10%
females)
Growing
Up
Australia
cohort
assessed
seven
times
(ages
4,
6,
8,
10,
12,
14,
16).
Longitudinal
measurement
invariance
analyses
revealed
that
symptoms
were
comparable
over
time.
Linear,
quadratic,
piecewise
latent
growth
curve
models
deployed
to
estimate
trajectory
early
childhood
late
adolescence.
The
showed
quadratic-quadratic
comprising
two
distinct
phases
upward
concave
growth.
Internalizing
scores
reduced
steadily
between
ages
4
8
years
but
exhibited
slight
curvature
10
years.
By
age
14
years,
remained
relatively
stable
spiked
16
largely
unrelated.
Overall,
adds
knowledge
about
adolescence
highlights
need
for
additional
support
Language: Английский
Tracking adolescent students’ educational pathways to university through school engagement, parental expectations, and student aspirations
European Journal of Psychology of Education,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
40(1)
Published: Nov. 15, 2024
Abstract
Although
improvements
have
been
made
in
terms
of
enhancing
the
number
students
that
enrol
higher
education,
long-term
educational
pathways
adolescents
to
university
studies
are
understudied.
This
calls
for
further
research
into
mechanisms
underpin
who
study
at
versus
those
do
not.
The
present
examines
an
innovative
model
tracks
adolescents’
England
through
developmental
dynamics
emotional
school
engagement,
parental
expectations,
and
adolescent
aspirations.
data
came
from
9173
(51.63%
female)
six
waves
Next
Steps
cohort
England.
were
analysed
using
longitudinal
structural
equation
modelling
cross-lagged
panel
modelling.
results
random-intercept
revealed
positive
within-person
reciprocal
relations
between
aspirations
only
specific
ages.
Latent
regression
analysis
showed
greater
levels
sustained
linked
likelihood
pursuing
university-entrance
exams
(A-Levels,
age
17).
Sustained
engagement
had
indirect
effect
on
attendance
via
persistence
(age
18).
high
expectations
most
direct
robust
predictor
attendance.
findings
underscore
a
synergistic
as
lead
studies.
Language: Английский