School Connectedness Boosts Mental Health in Indigenous Adolescents With Adverse Childhood Experiences: Mediation Analysis of a Longitudinal Study in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study examined whether school connectedness mediates the association between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and mental health conditions among Indigenous adolescents, and if this mediation varies by school type-Public versus Private/Catholic METHODS: Using data from 13 waves of the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) in Australia (2008-2020), the present study examined the potential mediating effects of school connectedness in the association between exposure to ACEs and adolescent mental health conditions (anxiety/depression) in 636 Indigenous adolescents aged 12-17 years. Based on Baron and Kenny's approach, modified Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) techniques were employed to examine the mediating effect. All models were adjusted for covariate

SUBMITTER: Islam MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12315081 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature