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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2026

Racial Differences in the Association Between School Quality and Adult Health: A Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study.

Benjamin P L Meza, Kevin Hoang, Christopher Biely, Nicholas Jackson, Kathryn M Leifheit, Elizabeth Barnert, Adam Schickedanz, Hana Khidir, Sai Iyer, George M Slavich and 2 more

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Benjamin P L MezaUCLA Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, 1100 Glendon Ave, Suite 900, Los Angeles, California, 90024, USA. bpmeza@mednet.ucla.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5402-9296
Kevin HoangWalnut Creek Medical Center, John Muir Health, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
Christopher BielyDepartment of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nicholas JacksonUCLA Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, 1100 Glendon Ave, Suite 900, Los Angeles, California, 90024, USA.
Kathryn M LeifheitDepartment of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elizabeth BarnertDepartment of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Adam SchickedanzDepartment of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hana KhidirDepartment of Medicine, Olive View Medical Center-University of California, Los Angeles, Sylmar, California, USA.
Sai IyerDepartment of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
George M SlavichDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
Alma D GuerreroDepartment of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Rebecca N DudovitzDepartment of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Funding

The Effect of Nanoparticle Encapsulated Resveratrol on Treatment of PeriodontitisKL2TR001882 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Elizabeta Nemeth · 2016 to 2026
$13.1M
Governor's Office of Planning and Research OPR21101National Institute of Child Health and Human Development HDK23099308NCATS NIH HHS KL2TR001882
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Abstract

Although school quality is associated with greater educational attainment and better health in population-wide studies, it remains unclear whether these effects are experienced similarly across racial and ethnic groups in the USA. To explore this question, we used the nationally representative National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health to examine the association between four individual school quality indicators (student promotion rates, teacher retention, average daily attendance, parental involvement) in Wave I (grades 7-12th, age 12-19), with adult health outcomes in Wave V (age 32-42), stratified by race/ethnicity (White, Black, Latinx). The primary outcomes were self-rated health and depressive symptoms. Regression models adjusted for baseline health, individual, family, and school characteristics. Of 10,724 participants, approximately 50% identified as female, 63% White, 21% Black, 17% Latinx. School quality indicators were not statistically associated with adult depressive symptoms for White participants. Teacher retention was unrelated to self-rated health for any group, but was associated with greater depression symptoms in adulthood for Black and Latinx participants (β = 0.42-point higher score per 1 SD increase in teacher retention, 95% CI [0.153, 0.690], p = 0.002; β = 0.23-point higher score per 1 SD increase in teacher retention, 95% CI [0.003, 0.466], p = 0.047, respectively). Some conventional school quality indicators were associated with worse adult mental health for Black and Latinx participants. The findings suggest that more research is needed to understand what aspects of school quality may best promote life course health development for minoritized groups.

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Adolescent DevelopmentHealth EquityLongitudinal StudyMental HealthRacial DisparitiesSchool Quality

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PMID42547705

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