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Trial reportJournal of epidemiology and community health2019

Effects of school environments on student risk-behaviours: evidence from a longitudinal study of secondary schools in England.

Chris Bonell, Emma Beaumont, Matthew Dodd, Diana Ruth Elbourne, Leonardo Bevilacqua, Anne Mathiot, Jennifer McGowan, Joanna Sturgess, Emily Warren, Russell M Viner and 1 more

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In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of epidemiology and community health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Student- and School-Level Factors Associated With Mental Health and Well-Being in Early Adolescence.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2024
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  10. Making every school a health-promoting school.The Lancet. Child & adolescent health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chris BonellDepartment of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK chris.bonell@lshtm.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-6253-6498
Emma BeaumontDepartment of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Matthew DoddDepartment of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Diana Ruth ElbourneDepartment of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Leonardo BevilacquaInstitute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
Anne MathiotInstitute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
Jennifer McGowanInstitute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
Joanna SturgessDepartment of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Emily WarrenDepartment of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Russell M VinerInstitute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3047-2247
Elizabeth AllenDepartment of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBUniversity College London · GBRoyal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · GB

Funding

Department of Health 12/153/60
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe theory of human functioning and school organisation proposes that schools with rigid 'boundaries' (weaker relationships), for example, between staff and students, or learning and broader development, engender weaker student school commitment and sense of belonging, particularly among disadvantaged students, leading to greater involvement in risk-behaviours. Existing studies provide some support but rely on a proxy exposure of 'value-added education' and have not explored effects by disadvantage.

methodsWe used longitudinal data from English secondary schools from the control arm of a trial, assessing school-level measures of rigid boundaries, and student commitment and belonging at age 11/12, and student risk-behaviours at age 14/15.

resultsOur direct measures were more strongly associated with risk-behaviours than was value-added education. School-level rigid boundaries were associated with increased alcohol use and bullying. Student belonging was more consistently associated with reduced risk-behaviours than was student commitment. Some school effects were greater for students from disadvantaged subgroups defined in terms of poverty, ethnicity and family structure.

conclusionOur results provide direct support for the theory of human functioning and school organisation and suggest a sense of belonging in school might be particularly protective factor among secondary school students. School effects on risk are generally stronger among disadvantaged students as theorised. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN10751359.

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Risk-TakingSchool TeachersSocial EnvironmentAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAlcohol DrinkingBullyingChildEnvironmentFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleSchoolsStudentsSurveys and Questionnairesadolescents cgcohort studieseducationhealth behaviourmultilevel modelling

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