Abstract / Description of output
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
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
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
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
These results provide some of the most robust evidence to date that school exclusion harms long-term health outcomes.
Conclusion
The findings suggest that policies should aim to reduce exclusion and ensure access to preventative health support for those who experience a school exclusion.
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
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
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
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
These results provide some of the most robust evidence to date that school exclusion harms long-term health outcomes.
Conclusion
The findings suggest that policies should aim to reduce exclusion and ensure access to preventative health support for those who experience a school exclusion.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-14 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | British Journal of Educational Psychology |
| Early online date | 28 Dec 2023 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 28 Dec 2023 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- health
- inverse probability of treatment weighting
- longitudinal
- school exclusion
- well-being