Distressing testing: A propensity score analysis of high-stakes exam failure and mental health

dc.date.accessioned	2023-09-22T16:33:52Z
dc.date.available	2023-09-22T16:33:52Z
dc.date.created	2023-09-11T14:41:31Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.citation	Beck, Kathryn Christine Røhr, Helene Lie Reme, Bjørn-Atle Flatø, Martin . Distressing testing: A propensity score analysis of high-stakes exam failure and mental health. Child Development. 2023, 1-19
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10852/105290
dc.description.abstract	Abstract This study used rich individual‐level registry data covering the entire Norwegian population to identify students aged 17–21 who either failed a high‐stakes exit exam or who received the lowest passing grade from 2006 to 2018. Propensity score matching on high‐quality observed characteristics was utilized to allow meaningful comparisons ( N = 18,052, 64% boys). Results showed a 21% increase in odds of receiving a psychological diagnosis among students who failed the exam. Adolescents were at 57% reduced odds of graduating and 44% reduction in odds of enrolling in tertiary education 5 years following the exam. Results suggest that failing a high‐stakes exam is associated with mental health issues and therefore may impact adolescents more broadly than captured in educational outcomes.
dc.language	EN
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.title	Distressing testing: A propensity score analysis of high-stakes exam failure and mental health
dc.title.alternative	ENEngelskEnglishDistressing testing: A propensity score analysis of high-stakes exam failure and mental health
dc.type	Journal article
dc.creator.author	Beck, Kathryn Christine
dc.creator.author	Røhr, Helene Lie
dc.creator.author	Reme, Bjørn-Atle
dc.creator.author	Flatø, Martin
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dc.identifier.cristin	2174058
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dc.identifier.jtitle	Child Development
dc.identifier.startpage	1
dc.identifier.endpage	19
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13985
dc.type.document	Tidsskriftartikkel
dc.type.peerreviewed	Peer reviewed
dc.source.issn	0009-3920
dc.type.version	PublishedVersion
dc.relation.project	NFR/262700
dc.relation.project	NFR/314562