The impact of school exclusion in childhood on health and well-being outcomes in adulthood: Estimating causal effects using inverse probability of treatment weighting.
health
inverse probability of treatment weighting
longitudinal
school exclusion
well-being
Journal
The British journal of educational psychology
ISSN: 2044-8279
Titre abrégé: Br J Educ Psychol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0370636
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
28 Dec 2023
28 Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
02
02
2023
accepted:
08
12
2023
medline:
29
12
2023
pubmed:
29
12
2023
entrez:
28
12
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Previous evidence has suggested a strong association between school exclusion and health outcomes. However, as health risks are themselves related to the risk of experiencing a school exclusion, it has been challenging to determine the extent to which school exclusion impacts later health outcomes, as opposed to reflecting a marker for pre-existing risks. The aim of the current study was to address this challenge in estimating the medium-to-long-term impact of school exclusion of health and well-being outcomes. To this end, we used an inverse propensity weighting approach in the Next Steps data set (N = 6534, from wave 1, 2014, to wave 8, 2015). We found that after weighting for propensity of treatment scores estimated based on a wide range of factors, including previous health indicators, there was a significant effect of school exclusion on a wide range of health and well-being outcomes. These results provide some of the most robust evidence to date that school exclusion harms long-term health outcomes. The findings suggest that policies should aim to reduce exclusion and ensure access to preventative health support for those who experience a school exclusion.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Previous evidence has suggested a strong association between school exclusion and health outcomes. However, as health risks are themselves related to the risk of experiencing a school exclusion, it has been challenging to determine the extent to which school exclusion impacts later health outcomes, as opposed to reflecting a marker for pre-existing risks.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the current study was to address this challenge in estimating the medium-to-long-term impact of school exclusion of health and well-being outcomes.
METHODS
METHODS
To this end, we used an inverse propensity weighting approach in the Next Steps data set (N = 6534, from wave 1, 2014, to wave 8, 2015).
RESULTS
RESULTS
We found that after weighting for propensity of treatment scores estimated based on a wide range of factors, including previous health indicators, there was a significant effect of school exclusion on a wide range of health and well-being outcomes.
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
These results provide some of the most robust evidence to date that school exclusion harms long-term health outcomes.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The findings suggest that policies should aim to reduce exclusion and ensure access to preventative health support for those who experience a school exclusion.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : Economics and Econometrics Research Institute
Organisme : Economic and Social Research Council
ID : 1811EP001/LH7
Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. British Journal of Educational Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Psychological Society.
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