School types in adolescence and subsequent health and well-being in young adulthood: An outcome-wide analysis.

ABSTRACT: While past empirical studies have explored associations between types of primary and secondary schools and student academic achievement, outcomes beyond academic performance remain less well-understood. Using longitudinal data from a cohort of children (N = 12,288, mean age = 14.56 years) of nurses, this study examined associations between the types of schools participants attended in adolescence and a wide range of subsequent psychological well-being, social engagement, character strengths, mental health, health behavior and physical health outcomes. Results in this sample suggested little difference between attending private independent schools and public schools across outcomes in young adulthood. There were, however, notable differences in subsequent outcomes comparing homeschooling an

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8580227 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature