The association between academic pressure and adolescent mental health problems: A systematic review

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作者
Steare, Thomas [1 ]
Munoz, Carolina Gutierrez [2 ]
Sullivan, Alice [3 ]
Lewis, Gemma [4 ]
机构
[1] UCL, Med Res Council Unit Lifelong Hlth & Ageing, London, England
[2] Univ Bath, Dept Psychol, Bath, England
[3] UCL, UCL Inst Educ, Ctr Longitudinal Studies, London, England
[4] UCL, Div Psychiat, London, England
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
Academic pressure; School; Depression; Anxiety; Suicide behaviours; EFFORT-REWARD IMBALANCE; SCHOOL-RELATED STRESS; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; CHINESE ADOLESCENTS; SUICIDAL-BEHAVIOR; SECONDARY-SCHOOL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUTH SUICIDE; RISK-FACTORS; TIME TRENDS;
D O I
10.1016/j.jad.2023.07.028
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
Background: Academic pressure is a potential contributor to adolescent mental health problems, but international evidence on this association has never been synthesised.Methods: We conducted the first systematic review of the association between academic pressure and adolescent depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicidality, suicide attempts and suicide. We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, ERIC and Web of Science (core collection) up to November 24, 2022, for studies of school-going children or adoles-cents, which measured academic pressure or timing within the school year as the exposure and depression, anxiety, self-harm, or suicidal ideation, attempts or suicide as outcomes. Risk of bias was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. We used narrative synthesis to summarise the evidence. The review was pro-spectively registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021232702).Results: We included 52 studies. Most studies assessed mixed anxiety and depressive symptoms (n = 20) or depressive symptoms (n = 19). Forty-eight studies found evidence of a positive association between academic pressure or timing within the school year and at least one mental health outcome.Limitations: Most studies were cross-sectional (n = 39), adjusted for a narrow range of confounders or had other limitations which limited the strength of causal inferences.Conclusions: We found evidence that academic pressure is a potential candidate for public health interventions which could prevent adolescent mental health problems. Large population-based cohort studies are needed to investigate whether academic pressure is a causal risk factor that should be targeted in school-and policy-based interventions.Funding: UCL Health of the Public; Wellcome Institutional Strategic Support Fund.
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