Geographic, Socio-Demographic and School Type Variation in Adolescent Wellbeing and Mental Health and Links with Academic Competence in the United Arab Emirates
dc.contributor.author | Marquez, Jose | |
dc.contributor.author | Lambert, Louise | |
dc.contributor.author | Cutts, Megan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-22T05:40:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-12-22T05:40:25Z | |
dc.date.copyright | © 2022 | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.description | This article is licensed under Creative Commons License and full text is openly accessible in CUD Digital Repository. The version of the scholarly record of this work is published in Child Indicators Research (2022), available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-022-09993-7 | |
dc.description.abstract | Interest in adolescents’ wellbeing and mental health is growing worldwide, but little research in this area has been conducted in certain world regions and countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Geographic, socio-demographic and school type differences in adolescent wellbeing and mental health are commonly observed in the field, and the UAE is a diverse country where these types of differences have been found for other outcomes (notably, academic). Yet, no prior national study has explored these differences in terms of wellbeing and mental health in the nation. We address this gap by investigating differences across emirates, gender, socio-economic status, immigrant status, school sector and school curriculum for overall life satisfaction, positive affect, negative affect, meaning and purpose in life, and internalizing difficulties. We use linear regression to analyse cross-sectional data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study from 2015 and 2018. We find substantial geographic, socio-demographic and school type differences in levels (2018) of wellbeing and mental health -which vary across distinct domains- and declines (2015–2018) of wellbeing. Better wellbeing and mental health are observed in the northern emirates and among boys. Better wellbeing and poorer mental health are observed among nationals (compared to expatriates) and in public schools (compared to private schools). Despite presenting the best academic outcomes, British schools present the worst wellbeing and mental health outcomes. However, results show the absence of a trade-off between academic competence and wellbeing and mental health, with evidence of a small positive association with wellbeing. © 2022, The Author(s). | |
dc.identifier.citation | Marquez, J., Lambert, L., & Cutts, M. (2022). Geographic, socio-demographic and school type variation in adolescent wellbeing and mental health and links with academic competence in the united arab emirates. Child Indicators Research, doi:10.1007/s12187-022-09993-7 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1874897X | |
dc.identifier.issn | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-022-09993-7 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/733 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Springer Science and Business Media B.V. | |
dc.relation | Authors Affiliations : Marquez, J., Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom; Lambert, L., Canadian University Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Cutts, M., Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Child Indicators Research | |
dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License | |
dc.rights.holder | © 2022, The Author(s) | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Adolescence | |
dc.subject | Life Satisfaction | |
dc.subject | Mental Health | |
dc.subject | United Arab Emirates | |
dc.subject | Wellbeing | |
dc.title | Geographic, Socio-Demographic and School Type Variation in Adolescent Wellbeing and Mental Health and Links with Academic Competence in the United Arab Emirates | |
dc.type | Article |
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