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KMID : 0367320160270030173
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2016 Volume.27 No. 3 p.173 ~ p.180
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Effect of Korean High School Students’ Mental Health on Academic Achievement and School Dropout Rate
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Bang Eun-Ju
Kim Du-Hyung
Roh Beop-Rae
Yoo Hye-Seung
Jang Ji-Hyeon
Ha Kyung-Hee
Park Eun-Jin
Hong Hyun-Ju
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of high school students’ mental health on their academic achievement and school dropout rate by using longitudinal data.
Methods: For this study, 153 high schools were randomly sampled on a nationwide scale. The descriptive data was collected from a school information internet site which is organized by the Korean Ministry of Education. We used the schools’ mean scores on the Adolescent Mental Health Problem-Behavior Questionnaire-II (AMPQ-II) scale which was used for estimating students’ mental health in the 2013 school-based mental health screening test. The data analysis was conducted by using hierarchical regression analysis.
Results: The results of this study showed that the AMPQ-II scale’s mean scores have significant effects on the following year’s academic achievement and annual dropout rates. Especially, the AMPQ-II scale’s mean scores tend to increase the school dropout rate in vocational schools.
Conclusion: The finding of this study is that Korean high school students’ mental health states significantly influence their academic achievement and school dropout rate.
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KEYWORD
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Adolescent Mental Health Problem-Behavior Questionnaire-II, Adolescent, Mental Health, Academic Achievement, Dropout Rate
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