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Associations between mental health profiles and later school outcomes

The dual-factor model of mental health proposes that high wellbeing and low distress are necessary to define mental health. This study used latent profile analysis to identify mental health profiles in a sample of 3,587 Australian grade 6 students and explored the association between mental health profiles and school outcomes measured in grades 7 and 9.

Citation:
Sechague Monroy N, Brushe M, Sincovich A, Boulton Z, Gregory T. Associations between mental health profiles and later school outcomes. Aust J Educ. 2024.

Keywords:
Academic achievement; dual-factor model of mental health; latent profile analysis; population health; school attendance; school engagement; wellbeing

Abstract:
The dual-factor model of mental health proposes that high wellbeing and low distress are necessary to define mental health. This study used latent profile analysis to identify mental health profiles in a sample of 3,587 Australian grade 6 students and explored the association between mental health profiles and school outcomes measured in grades 7 and 9.