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Effect of Korean High School Students' Mental Health on Academic Achievement and School Dropout Rate

우리나라 고등학교의 정신건강이 학업성취도와 학업중단율에 미치는 영향

  • Bang, Eun Ju (Hallym University Suicide and School Mental Health Institute) ;
  • Kim, Du Hyung (Hopefull Psychiatric Clinic) ;
  • Roh, Beop Rae (Hallym University Suicide and School Mental Health Institute) ;
  • Yoo, Hye Seung (Hallym University Suicide and School Mental Health Institute) ;
  • Jang, Ji Hyeon (Hallym University Suicide and School Mental Health Institute) ;
  • Ha, Kyung Hee (Hallym University Suicide and School Mental Health Institute) ;
  • Park, Eun Jin (Hallym University Suicide and School Mental Health Institute) ;
  • Hong, Hyun Ju (Hallym University Suicide and School Mental Health Institute)
  • 방은주 (한림대학교 자살과 학생정신건강연구소) ;
  • 김두형 (희망가득 정신과의원) ;
  • 노법래 (한림대학교 자살과 학생정신건강연구소) ;
  • 유혜승 (한림대학교 자살과 학생정신건강연구소) ;
  • 장지현 (한림대학교 자살과 학생정신건강연구소) ;
  • 하경희 (한림대학교 자살과 학생정신건강연구소) ;
  • 박은진 (한림대학교 자살과 학생정신건강연구소) ;
  • 홍현주 (한림대학교 자살과 학생정신건강연구소)
  • Received : 2016.04.24
  • Accepted : 2016.07.03
  • Published : 2016.09.30
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Abstract

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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