scholarly journals ‘Best friends forever’? Friendship stability across school transition and associations with mental health and educational attainment

2018 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Ng‐Knight ◽  
Katherine H. Shelton ◽  
Lucy Riglin ◽  
Norah Frederickson ◽  
I. C. McManus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
School Transition ◽  
Best Friends ◽  
Friendship Stability

scholarly journals Impact of The Daily Mile on children’s physical and mental health, and educational attainment in primary schools: iMprOVE cohort study protocol

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. e045879
Author(s):  
Bina Ram ◽  
Anna Chalkley ◽  
Esther van Sluijs ◽  
Rachel Phillips ◽  
Tishya Venkatraman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
School Year

IntroductionSchool-based active mile initiatives such as The Daily Mile (TDM) are widely promoted to address shortfalls in meeting physical activity recommendations. The iMprOVE Study aims to examine the impact of TDM on children’s physical and mental health and educational attainment throughout primary school.Methods and analysisiMprOVE is a longitudinal quasi-experimental cohort study. We will send a survey to all state-funded primary schools in Greater London to identify participation in TDM. The survey responses will be used for non-random allocation to either the intervention group (Daily Mile schools) or to the control group (non-Daily Mile schools). We aim to recruit 3533 year 1 children (aged 5–6 years) from 77 primary schools and follow them up annually until the end of their primary school years. Data collection taking place at baseline (children in school year 1) and each primary school year thereafter includes device-based measures of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and questionnaires to measure mental health (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire) and educational attainment (ratings from ‘below expected’ to ‘above expected levels’). The primary outcome is the mean change in MVPA minutes from baseline to year 6 during the school day among the intervention group compared with controls. We will use multilevel linear regression models adjusting for sociodemographic data and participation in TDM. The study is powered to detect a 10% (5.5 min) difference between the intervention and control group which would be considered clinically significant.Ethics and disseminationEthics has been approved from Imperial College Research Ethics Committee, reference 20IC6127. Key findings will be disseminated to the public through research networks, social, print and media broadcasts, community engagement opportunities and schools. We will work with policy-makers for direct application and impact of our findings.

scholarly journals The Impact of Mental Health Problems in Adolescence on Educational Attainment

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Kristine von Simson ◽  
Idunn Brekke ◽  
Inés Hardoy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Engendered Expressions of Anxiety: Men’s Emotional Communications With Women and Other Men

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan Gough ◽  
Steven Robertson ◽  
Hannah Luck
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Personal Problems ◽  
Best Friends ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
Pain And Suffering

While the contemporary therapeutic discourse inveigles us to talk about our personal problems, a countervailing neo-liberal healthist discourse, aligning with conventional masculinity norms, presumes that we will manage any issues independently. This discursive tension can be difficult to navigate, especially for men confronted with still powerful traditional expectations around masculinity (e.g., self-reliance; personal control; restricted emotionality). Although qualitative research has examined how men negotiate masculinities with respect to depression, to date there has been scant attention focused on men experiencing anxiety. This article reports on an interview study with men, some with anxiety diagnoses and some without (N = 17). Thematic analysis highlights that participants can and do talk about their anxieties, most readily with significant women in their lives (e.g., partners; mothers)–although this is not always straightforward. Talking to other men was more fraught, and while participants were wary of sharing problems with male friends, or signaled issues indirectly, they also highlighted situations where they would open up e.g., workspaces where they felt safe; with best friends. Those who had gone through a therapeutic process over many years tended to me more comfortable talking to others, male or female, about their mental health–and were also keen to other support to others where they could. Our analysis suggests that despite stereotypical notions of silent, self-contained men, there are many contexts where men may feel comfortable sharing their stories of pain and suffering. This chimes with wider cultural changes and the reported experiences of some mental health initiatives.

Tough Transitions: Mental Health Care Professionals' Perception of the Psychiatric Hospital to School Transition

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 243-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elysia V. Clemens ◽  
Laura E. Welfare ◽  
Amy M. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
School Transition

Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health and Educational Attainment: Comparing Migrant and Native Children

2007 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 514-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Floor V.A. Van Oort ◽  
Jan Van der Ende ◽  
Alfons A.M. Crijnen ◽  
Frank C. Verhulst ◽  
Johan P. Mackenbach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Ethnic Disparities

Childhood Adversities and Educational Attainment in Young Adulthood: The Role of Mental Health Problems in Adolescence

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 462-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Veldman ◽  
Ute Bültmann ◽  
Josue Almansa ◽  
Sijmen A. Reijneveld
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Childhood Adversities

scholarly journals The Relationship between Mental Health, Educational Attainment, Employment Outcomes, and Pain in Sickle Cell Disease

Blood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 419-419
Author(s):  
Kelly M Harris ◽  
Taniya Varughese ◽  
Anna Bauer ◽  
Seth Howdeshell ◽  
Cecelia Calhoun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Severe Pain ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Annual Household Income ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Pain Outcomes

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common genetic condition in the world and disproportionately affects African Americans in families with lower household incomes. SCD is characterized by a variety of complications including episodes of severe pain, chronic anemia, and end-organ damage. Morbidity from SCD begins in infancy and increases in frequency and severity with age. Complications during childhood and adolescence, both critical learning periods for youth, substantially impact educational attainment and life outcomes. SCD-related hospitalizations are associated with social determinants of health, such as socioeconomic status (SES), depression, health literacy, and educational outcomes. In youth with SCD, family and neighborhood SES are predictors of pain level, pain frequency, and overall quality of life. In addition to the physiological impacts of SCD, individuals with SCD experience emotional and stress related effects of the disease that may impact daily quality of life and frequency and severity of pain. Studies have found that hospital admission frequency has limited or no impact on academic outcomes in youth with SCD. Few studies have explicitly examined the relationship between SCD-related pain and educational, socioeconomic, and mental health outcomes. This is a cross-sectional study of patient survey data from a single site in the Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Science Consortium (SCDIC). The primary objective was to identify a relationship between educational attainment, employment status, mental health, and the frequency, severity, or length of pain crises for individuals with SCD. Multivariate analysis was used to assess the impact of patients' educational attainment, employment status, annual household income (low = less than $25,000, high = $75,001 and above), and self-reported depression on the frequency, length, and severity of SCD-related pain. Our central hypothesis was that individuals with a history of depression, lower educational attainment, periods of unemployment, and lower incomes experience more frequent, more severe, and longer pain crises. A total of 307 participants were included. The mean age was 27.4 years (range 15 to 45), 58.3% were female, and 99% were African American. Sixty-two percent had Hgb SS, the most severe form of SCD. About half of all patients (50.5%) reported they take pain medication every day for SCD and majority were on some form of disease modification (64.2% on hydroxyurea (HU), 20.2% on chronic blood transfusion). Slightly less than half (48.9%) reported their highest level of education as a high school diploma or lower. Most were unemployed (15.3%), students (22.8%), or disabled (21.5%), and 59.2% reported an average annual household income less than $25,000. Univariate analysis revealed statistically significant associations between employment status as unemployed or disabled and frequency of pain (p < .001), employment status as unemployed or disabled and severity of pain (p < .001), and employment status as disabled and length of pain > 4 days. Relationships between depression and frequency and severity of pain were statistically significant at the p < .001 level, and between depression and length of pain > 1 week at the p < .01 level. Multivariate analysis revealed positive statistically significant relationships between depression and high pain frequency (p < .001), employment status as disabled and severe pain (p < .01), depression and severe pain (p < .01), and employment status as disabled and length of pain >4 days (p < .05), Table 1. Educational attainment did not demonstrate statistically significant relationships with pain outcomes. No variables demonstrated statistically significant relationships with length of pain > 1 week and length of pain > 2 weeks. The only significant association with pain outcomes was that HU users were less likely to take daily opioids. Individuals with SCD who are disabled or have a history of depression are more likely to report more severe and frequent pain. No relationship emerged between educational attainment and pain outcomes. As the results are limited to the cross-sectional design, we cannot make statements of causality. For now, we know that people with SCD and these risk factors need further study for interventions. We plan to further assess study participants across all eight SCDIC sites in the next phase of this work. Disclosures King: Bioline: Consultancy; Amphivena Therapeutics: Research Funding; Incyte: Consultancy; Cell Works: Consultancy; Celgene: Consultancy; Magenta Therapeutics: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Novimmune: Research Funding; RiverVest: Consultancy; Tioma Therapeutics (formerly Vasculox, Inc.):: Consultancy; WUGEN: Equity Ownership.

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