A Brief Report on the Association of Academic Tracking with Depressive Symptoms in High School Students in Jamaica

Autor/inn/en	Lipps, Garth; Lowe, Gillian A.; Halliday, Sharon; Morris-Patterson, Amrie; Clarke, Nelson; Wilson, Rosemarie N.
Titel	A Brief Report on the Association of Academic Tracking with Depressive Symptoms in High School Students in Jamaica
Quelle	In: Journal of Black Psychology, 36 (2010) 3, S.369-380 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0095-7984
DOI	10.1177/0095798409353752
Schlagwörter	High Schools; Social Class; Foreign Countries; Depression (Psychology); High School Students; Mental Health; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Nontraditional Education; Conventional Instruction; Males; Gender Differences; Academic Achievement; Track System (Education); Urban Schools; Rural Schools; Mothers; Educational Attainment; Incidence; Jamaica; Beck Depression Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Ausland; High schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Psychohygiene; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schulleistung; Leistungsgruppe; Leistungsdifferenzierung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Rural area; Rural areas; Ländlicher Raum; Schulen; Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Vorkommen
Abstract	There has been limited research on academic tracking and depressive symptoms among high school students in Jamaica. Students enrolled in Grade 10 of traditional and nontraditional high schools in Jamaica were surveyed (N = 278). Students completed the Beck Depression Inventory-II along with several other measures. Seven in every 10 students reported some symptoms of depression. Results of hierarchical regression analyses controlling for social class found that students attending nontraditional high schools reported significantly higher Beck Depression Inventory-II depression scores than students in traditional high schools. This was particularly true for male students attending nontraditional high schools. The strong emphasis on academic achievement and the tracking of students may have a negative association with Jamaican students' depressive symptoms. (Contains 3 tables, 1 figure, and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10