Journal article
The role of school connectedness in the prevention of youth depression and anxiety: a systematic review with youth consultation
M Raniti, D Rakesh, GC Patton, SM Sawyer
BMC Public Health | Published : 2022
Abstract
Background: School connectedness reflects the quality of students’ engagement with peers, teachers, and learning in the school environment. It has attracted attention from both the health and education sectors as a potentially modifiable protective factor for common mental health problems. However, the extent to which school connectedness may prevent the onset of youth depression or anxiety or promote their remission is unclear. This systematic review examined evidence for prospective relationships between school connectedness and depression and anxiety, and the effect of interventions to improve school connectedness on depression and anxiety. Methods: We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PubMed, ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was funded by a Wellcome Trust Mental Health Priority Area 'Active Ingredients' 2021 commission. Funding was contingent on conducting an evidence review of 'what works, for whom, who and in what contexts' in 14-to 24-year-olds, and including youth consultation, and with the expectation of submission of for publication. The funder had no other role in the design, or in the analyses or interpretation of data. MR, GP, and SS are researchers within the NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence in Driving Global Investment in Adolescent Health (GNT 1171981). MR and GP are researchers within The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation (NHMRC Australia Grant GNT 2002047).