How robust is the association between school-related stress and internalizing mental health problems? A specification curve analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A recent review of research on the association between school-related stress and internalizing problems found growing scholarly interest in the topic, but also raised questions concerning the quality and reliability of the existing knowledge base. The aim of this study was to investigate how robust the association between school-related stress and internalizing problems is to differences in model specifications.

Methods

Longitudinal survey data from between 2,991 and 4,845 Swedish adolescent students aged 13-16 years were used. A total of 57,322 different models were estimated, varying the choice of sample, measure of internalizing problems, functional form, statistical method, and combinations of included control variables. The results were summarized using speci

SUBMITTER: Hogberg B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12016417 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature