Internalizing symptomatology and academic achievement: bi-directional prospective relations in adolescence

Weidman, A. C., Augustine, A. A., Murayama, K. and Elliot, A. J. (2015) Internalizing symptomatology and academic achievement: bi-directional prospective relations in adolescence. Journal of Research in Personality, 58. pp. 106-114. ISSN 0092-6566 doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2015.07.005

Abstract/Summary

Prior research has documented negative, concurrent relations between internalizing symptomatology and academic achievement among adolescents. The present study provided the first rigorous, longitudinal examination of the bi-directional, prospective relations between adolescent internalizing symptomatology and academic achievement. One hundred and thirty adolescents reported depression and anxiety annually from 6th through 10th grades, and GPA records were obtained annually from schools. Results showed that a) high depression and anxiety at the beginning of a school year predicted lower GPA during that school year, and b) low GPA in any school year predicted higher depression and anxiety at the beginning of the following school year. These findings underscore the tight link between adolescent internalizing symptomatology and academic achievement.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-pure-test.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/58429
Identification Number/DOI	10.1016/j.jrp.2015.07.005
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Central Services Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Department of Psychology
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