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Mental health profiles and academic achievement in Australian school students

This study explored mental health profiles in Australian school students using indicators of well-being (i.e., optimism, life satisfaction, and happiness) and psychological distress (i.e., sadness and worries). The sample included 75,757 students (ages 8-18 years) who completed the 2019 South Australian Wellbeing and Engagement Collection.

Citation:
Gregory T, Monroy NS, Grace B, Finlay-Jones A, Brushe M, Sincovich A, Heritage B, Boulton Z, Brinkman SA. Mental health profiles and academic achievement in Australian school students. J Sch Psychol. 2024;103 

Keywords:
Academic achievement; Dual-factor model; Latent profile analysis; Psychological distress; Wellbeing

Abstract:
This study explored mental health profiles in Australian school students using indicators of well-being (i.e., optimism, life satisfaction, and happiness) and psychological distress (i.e., sadness and worries). The sample included 75,757 students (ages 8-18 years) who completed the 2019 South Australian Wellbeing and Engagement Collection.