The impact of personal background and school contextual factors on academic competence and mental health functioning across the primary-secondary school transition.

Students negotiate the transition to secondary school in different ways. While some thrive on the opportunity, others are challenged. A prospective longitudinal design was used to determine the contribution of personal background and school contextual factors on academic competence (AC) and mental h...

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Main Authors: Sharmila Vaz, Richard Parsons, Torbjörn Falkmer, Anne Elizabeth Passmore, Marita Falkmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3946588?pdf=render