Complete mental health in elementary school children: Understanding youth school functioning and adjustment
Complete mental health in elementary school children: Understanding youth school functioning and adjustment
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DOI：
10.1007/s12144-020-00628-0
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发表时间：
2020-02-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Allen, Kelly-Ann
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作者：
Arslan, Goekmen;Allen, Kelly-Ann
完全的精神健康的特点是存在幸福和没有精神病理症状。关于完整心理健康对青少年一般学校功能和学校适应影响的研究有限，但已有文献显示其潜在的积极作用。摘要本研究旨在探讨小学生完整心理健康状况对学校功能及适应的影响。该研究包括来自土耳其某城市公立学校的362名5-8年级学生（10-14岁）。采用一系列单因素方差分析（ANOVA）探讨心理健康状况对青少年学校功能和适应的差异影响。最大比例的参与者被归类为完全精神健康组（n = 246, 68%），其次是脆弱、困扰和有症状但内容的组。事后比较结果显示，与其他组相比，完全心理健康组与学校有更大的联系，有更好的学术功能，表现出更多的亲社会行为，并报告了更少的校园欺凌和受害行为。这些结果表明，识别心理困扰和健康对于理解学生在学校环境中的整体适应和功能是不可或缺的。
Complete mental health is characterized by the presence of well-being and the absence of psychopathological symptoms. Studies on the influence of complete mental health on general school functioning and school adjustment among youth is limited, but existing literature has shown its potential positive effects. The purpose of this study is to investigate how complete mental health status influences school functioning and adjustment among elementary school children. The study included 362 grade 5-8 students (10-14 years of age) from a public school in an urban city of Turkey. A series univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to investigate the differential effects of mental health status on youth school functioning and adjustment. The largest proportion of the participants was classified into the complete mental health group (n = 246, 68%), followed by vulnerable, troubled, and symptomatic-but-content groups. Post hoc comparison results showed that the complete mental health group felt greater connection to their school, had better academic functioning, showed more prosocial behaviors, and reported less bullying and victimization in school than the other groups. These results suggest that identifying both psychological distress and wellbeing is integral to understanding the overall adjustment and functioning of students in school settings.