Predictors of educational failure at 16 and 19 years of age-SESBiC longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Educational attainment is highly associated with future health and independence. Throughout childhood, children are exposed to factors that may promote educational attainment and factors that may be associated with a reduced likelihood of being able to complete their education. The purpose of the current study was to investigate which factors, measured from birth up to finishing upper secondary school, were associated with a lower mean grade point average from lower and upper secondary school as well as eligibility to upper secondary school and college/university.

Methods

This is a longitudinal study on 1723 children born in 1995/1996 who have been followed until they were 20 years old. Information with respect to maternal sociodemographics, maternal stress factor

SUBMITTER: Bladh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9833512 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature