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Factors Affecting School Performance in the Adolescents of USA- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

M. Chahal ,
M. Telsem ,
B. Das ,
S. Patel ,
S. Gadiwala ,
R. Stuart ,
A. Mistry ,
T. Satnarine ,
P. Singla  and
A. Bakarr
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M. Chahal
Affiliation:
Government Medical Collelge, Department Of Psychiatry, Chandigarh, India
M. Telsem
Affiliation:
Fulton State Hospital, Department Of Psychiatry, Fulton, United States of America
B. Das*
Affiliation:
Central New York Psychiatric center, Forensic Psychiatry, Marcy, United States of America
S. Patel
Affiliation:
Government Medical College,Surat, Department Of Paediatrics, Surat, India
S. Gadiwala
Affiliation:
B J Medical College,Ahmedabad, Department Of Pediatrics, Ahmedabad, India
R. Stuart
Affiliation:
Poznan University of Medical Science, Psychiatry, Poznań, Poland
A. Mistry
Affiliation:
Dr N D Desai Medical College and Research Centre, Pediatrics, Nadiad, India
T. Satnarine
Affiliation:
Port of Spain General Hospital, Neonatology, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
P. Singla
Affiliation:
Government Medical College, Patiala, Paediatrics, Panchkula, India
A. Bakarr
Affiliation:
St George’s University school of Medicine, Medicine, True blue, Grenada
P. Sharma
Affiliation:
Government Medical College, Amritsar, Department Of Psychiatry, Amritsar, India
Y.-C. Hsieh
Affiliation:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, School Of Public Health, New York City, United States of America
K. Aedma
Affiliation:
UnityPoint Unitypoint Clinic Psychiatry, Department Of Psychiatry, Peoria, United States of America
S. Patel
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Paediatrics, Chicago, United States of America
R. Pathrose
Affiliation:
Indiana University Memorial Health Ball Hospital, Department Of Psychiatry, Muncie, United States of America
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Poor academic performance has been linked to factors such as sleep, health, illicit drug use, physical fighting, social media use, cyber bullying, physical activity, homelessness, times spent in video games and television. It is difficult to get a sense of the interplay between and relative importance of different behaviours/factors on academic performance as only limited research has been aimed at quantifying these factors.

Objectives

To evaluate association of school performance and variables in five categories of the YRBSS: physical fighting, diet/lifestyle, electronic device usage, concurrent substance use, and violence/self-harm.

Methods

The CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) data from 1991-2019 was used in study. Respondents were grouped by good and poor school performance and variables related to nutrition/lifestyle, electronic device use, concurrent substance use, mood/violence/self-harm were analyzed using chi-square test.

Results

A total of 41,235 student respondents.Nutrition/Lifestyle, electronic device use, concurrent substance use, mood/violence/self-harm are found to be significantly correlated with school performance.

Poor Performance n(%)Good Performance n(%)Total n(%)p-Value
Nutrition/Lifestyle
Daily breakfast2,715(26)11,429(38.22)14,144(35.06)<0.0001
Sodas ≥2/day1,998(19.12)2,710(9.03)4,708(11.63)<0.0001
Concurrent Substance Use
Alcohol use3,544(37.55)8,067(28.49)11,611(30.75)<0.0001
Cigarette smoking1,616(15.74)1,845(6.17)3,461(8.61)<0.0001
Mood/Violence/Self-Harm
Difficulty concentrating4,188(46.34)7,327(28.27)11,516(32.94)<0.0001
Felt sad or hopeless4,373(41.06)9,038(29.67)13,410(32.62)<0.0001
Considered suicide2,567(24.14)4,810(15.8)7,377(17.96)<0.0001

Conclusions

In national data, we found school performance is affected by nutrition, lifestyle, substance use, mood and exposure to surrounding violence, and self-harm. Further studies should be planned to evaluate benefits from the risk stratification to reduce this burden amongst US adolescents.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

School PerformanceAdolescentsmood and environmentdiet and nutrition
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S226
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