Is Social Capital Associated with Academic Achievement in Lithuanian High-school Students? A Population-based Study
Th e present study aims to determine the associations between family, neighbourhood, and school social capital with academic achievement among Lithuanian high-school students. Th e study included 1854 high-school students (901 males and 953 females) aged 16-18 years. At the end of the school year,...
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| author | Arunas Emeljanovas Brigita Mieziene Branislav Antala Lovro Stefan Ichiro Kawachi |
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| description | Th e present study aims to determine the associations between family, neighbourhood, and
school social capital with academic achievement among Lithuanian high-school students. Th e study included
1854 high-school students (901 males and 953 females) aged 16-18 years. At the end of the school year, the
students’ achievements were measured as an average grade. Family, neighbourhood, and school social capital
were identifi ed, indicating trust and understanding perceived from those social settings. Gender, body-mass
index, self-perceived socioeconomic status, self-rated health, psychological distress and physical activity
were also measured and used as covariates. Academic achievement was associated with family social capital,
horizontal school trust and reciprocity at school. Family support, cooperation, and trust between students
positively aff ect their achievement. Policies and strategies for a healthy environment for children need to be
incorporated, especially within the school system for students’ better progress. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b57a70273c046c18a838727725d00522022-12-21T20:26:03ZengMontenegrin Sports AcademyMontenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine1800-87551800-87632018-08-0172293510.26773/mjssm.180905Is Social Capital Associated with Academic Achievement in Lithuanian High-school Students? A Population-based Study Arunas Emeljanovas0Brigita Mieziene1Branislav Antala2Lovro Stefan3Ichiro Kawachi4Lithuanian Sports University, Faculty of Sports Education, Kaunas, LithuaniaLithuanian Sports University, Faculty of Sports Education, Kaunas, LithuaniaComenius University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Bratislava, SlovakiaUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Zagreb, CroatiaHarvard University, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USATh e present study aims to determine the associations between family, neighbourhood, and school social capital with academic achievement among Lithuanian high-school students. Th e study included 1854 high-school students (901 males and 953 females) aged 16-18 years. At the end of the school year, the students’ achievements were measured as an average grade. Family, neighbourhood, and school social capital were identifi ed, indicating trust and understanding perceived from those social settings. Gender, body-mass index, self-perceived socioeconomic status, self-rated health, psychological distress and physical activity were also measured and used as covariates. Academic achievement was associated with family social capital, horizontal school trust and reciprocity at school. Family support, cooperation, and trust between students positively aff ect their achievement. Policies and strategies for a healthy environment for children need to be incorporated, especially within the school system for students’ better progress.http://www.mjssm.me/clanci/MJSSM_Sept_2018_Novak_29-35.pdfsocial capitaladolescentsacademic successmultiple regression analysemultiple regression analyses |
| spellingShingle | Arunas Emeljanovas Brigita Mieziene Branislav Antala Lovro Stefan Ichiro Kawachi Is Social Capital Associated with Academic Achievement in Lithuanian High-school Students? A Population-based Study Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine social capital adolescents academic success multiple regression analyse multiple regression analyses |
| title | Is Social Capital Associated with Academic Achievement in Lithuanian High-school Students? A Population-based Study |
| title_full | Is Social Capital Associated with Academic Achievement in Lithuanian High-school Students? A Population-based Study |
| title_fullStr | Is Social Capital Associated with Academic Achievement in Lithuanian High-school Students? A Population-based Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is Social Capital Associated with Academic Achievement in Lithuanian High-school Students? A Population-based Study |
| title_short | Is Social Capital Associated with Academic Achievement in Lithuanian High-school Students? A Population-based Study |
| title_sort | is social capital associated with academic achievement in lithuanian high school students a population based study |
| topic | social capital adolescents academic success multiple regression analyse multiple regression analyses |
| url | http://www.mjssm.me/clanci/MJSSM_Sept_2018_Novak_29-35.pdf |
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