Health and educational aspirations in adolescence: a longitudinal study in Finland.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The health selection hypothesis suggests that poor health leads to low educational attainment during the life course. Adolescence is an important period as poor health might prevent students from making the best educational choices. We test if health in adolescence is associated with educational aspirations and whether these associations persist over and above sociodemographic background and academic achievement. METHODS:Using classroom surveys, a cohort of students (n = 5.614) from the Helsinki Metropolitan Region was followed from the 7th (12-13 years,) up to the 9th grade (15-16 years) when the choice between the academic and the vocational track is made in Finland. Health factors (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), self-rated health, daily health complaints, and

SUBMITTER: Dobewall H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6829805 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature