Mental Health Predicts Better Academic Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study of Elementary School Students in Chile

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dc.contributor.authorMurphy, J. Michael
dc.contributor.authorGuzmán Piña, Javier
dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Alyssa E.
dc.contributor.authorSquicciarini, Ana María
dc.contributor.authorGeorge, Myriam
dc.contributor.authorCanenguez, Katia M.
dc.contributor.authorDunn, Erin C.
dc.contributor.authorBaer, Lee
dc.contributor.authorSimonsohn, Ariela
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-30T18:20:06Z
dc.date.available2016-05-30T18:20:06Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe world’s largest school-based mental health program, Habilidades para la Vida [Skills for Life (SFL)], has been operating on a national scale in Chile for 15 years. SFL’s activities include using standardized measures to screen elementary school students and providing preventive workshops to students at risk for mental health problems. This paper used SFL’s data on 37,397 students who were in first grade in 2009 and third grade in 2011 to ascertain whether first grade mental health predicted subsequent academic achievement and whether remission of mental health problems predicted improved academic outcomes. Results showed that mental health was a significant predictor of future academic performance and that, overall, students whose mental health improved between first and third grade made better academic progress than students whose mental health did not improve or worsened. Our findings suggest that school-based mental health programs like SFL may help improve students’ academic outcomes.
dc.identifier.citationMurphy JM, Guzmán J, McCarthy AE, Squicciarini AM, George M, Canenguez KM, Dunn EC, Baer L, Simonsohn A, Smoller JW, Jellinek MS. Mental health predicts better academic outcomes: a longitudinal study of elementary school students in Chile. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2015 Apr;46(2):245-56
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11447/341
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-014-0464-4
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectScreening
dc.subjectSchool-based services
dc.subjectLow-income population
dc.titleMental Health Predicts Better Academic Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study of Elementary School Students in Chile
dc.typeArtículo

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