Factors Predicting the Mental Health of Adolescents Attending a Faith-based Australian School System: A Multi-group Structural Equation Analysis

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avondale-bepress.abstract<p><strong>Background:</strong> Adolescents attending Seventh-day Adventist schools (Adventist) in Australia tend to experience good health and exhibit better health behaviors than national norms, however few studies have investigated factors predicting their mental health.</p> <p><strong>Aims:</strong> The aim of this study was to explore the complex network of factors that predict the mental health status (MHS) of adolescents attending Adventist schools in Australia.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A survey instrument was used to collect data from 1527 secondary school students attending Adventist schools across Australia. Structural equation modeling was employed to examine concomitantly the direct and indirect effects of childhood experiences, present attitudes and selected health behaviors on MHS.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Childhood family dynamics had the strongest association with MHS (<em>β</em><sub>total</sub> = 0.33) followed by a sense of meaning and purpose (<em>β</em><sub>total</sub> = 0.27), perceived social misfit status (<em>β</em><sub>total</sub> = –0.19), and school academic performance (<em>β</em><sub>total</sub> = 0.18). Multi-group analysis found significant pathway differences in the model for gender with regards to the association of meaning and purpose, physical activity and sleep quantity with MHS.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The outcomes of the study highlight the importance of early positive childhood family dynamics and the discovery of meaning and purpose during adolescence to promote positive mental health among adolescents.</p>
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avondale-bepress.authorsBevan Craig
avondale-bepress.authorsDarren Morton
avondale-bepress.authorsPeter Morey
avondale-bepress.authorsLillian Kent
avondale-bepress.authorsPeter Beamish
avondale-bepress.authorsBarry Gane
avondale-bepress.authorsPaul Bogacs
avondale-bepress.authorsTerry Butler
avondale-bepress.authorsPaul Rankin
avondale-bepress.authorsKevin Price
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avondale-bepress.field.custom_citation<p>Craig, B. A., Morton, D. P., Morey, P. J., Kent, L. M., Beamish, P., Gane, B., … Price, K. R. (2020). Factors predicting the mental health of adolescents attending a faith-based Australian school system: A multi-group structural equation analysis. <em>Journal of Mental Health, 29</em>(4), 401-409. doi:10.1080/09638237.2019.1608929</p>
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avondale-bepress.field.source_publication<p>This article was originally published as:</p> <p>Craig, B. A., Morton, D. P., Morey, P. J., Kent, L. M., Beamish, P., Gane, B., … Price, K. R. (2019). Factors predicting the mental health of adolescents attending a faith-based Australian school system: A multi-group structural equation analysis. Journal of Mental Health, Prepublished 08 May 2019, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2019.1608929" id="x-x-x-LPlnk158076">10.1080/09638237.2019.1608929</a></p> <p>ISSN: 0963-8237</p>
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avondale-bepress.keywordsAdolescent mental health
avondale-bepress.keywordshealth behaviors
avondale-bepress.keywordsmisfit
avondale-bepress.keywordsmeaning and purpose
avondale-bepress.keywordsschool academic performance
avondale-bepress.keywordschildhood family dynamics
avondale-bepress.keywordsadverse childhood experiences
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avondale-bepress.titleFactors Predicting the Mental Health of Adolescents Attending a Faith-based Australian School System: A Multi-group Structural Equation Analysis
avondale-bepress.typearticle
dc.contributor.authorPrice, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorRankin, Paul
dc.contributor.authorButler, Terry
dc.contributor.authorBogacs, Paul
dc.contributor.authorGane, Barry
dc.contributor.authorBeamish, Peter
dc.contributor.authorKent, Lillian
dc.contributor.authorMorey, Peter
dc.contributor.authorMorton, Darren
dc.contributor.authorCraig, Bevan
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:28:31Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:28:31Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-03
dc.date.submitted2019-05-09T22:14:13Z
dc.description.abstract<p><strong>Background:</strong> Adolescents attending Seventh-day Adventist schools (Adventist) in Australia tend to experience good health and exhibit better health behaviors than national norms, however few studies have investigated factors predicting their mental health.</p> <p><strong>Aims:</strong> The aim of this study was to explore the complex network of factors that predict the mental health status (MHS) of adolescents attending Adventist schools in Australia.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A survey instrument was used to collect data from 1527 secondary school students attending Adventist schools across Australia. Structural equation modeling was employed to examine concomitantly the direct and indirect effects of childhood experiences, present attitudes and selected health behaviors on MHS.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Childhood family dynamics had the strongest association with MHS (<em>β</em><sub>total</sub> = 0.33) followed by a sense of meaning and purpose (<em>β</em><sub>total</sub> = 0.27), perceived social misfit status (<em>β</em><sub>total</sub> = –0.19), and school academic performance (<em>β</em><sub>total</sub> = 0.18). Multi-group analysis found significant pathway differences in the model for gender with regards to the association of meaning and purpose, physical activity and sleep quantity with MHS.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The outcomes of the study highlight the importance of early positive childhood family dynamics and the discovery of meaning and purpose during adolescence to promote positive mental health among adolescents.</p>
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dc.identifier.citation<p>Craig, B. A., Morton, D. P., Morey, P. J., Kent, L. M., Beamish, P., Gane, B., … Price, K. R. (2020). Factors predicting the mental health of adolescents attending a faith-based Australian school system: A multi-group structural equation analysis. <em>Journal of Mental Health, 29</em>(4), 401-409. doi:10.1080/09638237.2019.1608929</p>
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2019.1608929
dc.identifier.issn0963-8237
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/14467728
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.provenance<p>This article was originally published as:</p> <p>Craig, B. A., Morton, D. P., Morey, P. J., Kent, L. M., Beamish, P., Gane, B., … Price, K. R. (2019). Factors predicting the mental health of adolescents attending a faith-based Australian school system: A multi-group structural equation analysis. Journal of Mental Health, Prepublished 08 May 2019, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2019.1608929" id="x-x-x-LPlnk158076">10.1080/09638237.2019.1608929</a></p> <p>ISSN: 0963-8237</p>
dc.rights.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectAdolescent mental health
dc.subjecthealth behaviors
dc.subjectmisfit
dc.subjectmeaning and purpose
dc.subjectschool academic performance
dc.subjectchildhood family dynamics
dc.subjectadverse childhood experiences
dc.titleFactors Predicting the Mental Health of Adolescents Attending a Faith-based Australian School System: A Multi-group Structural Equation Analysis
dc.typeJournal Article
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