This session is from the NASP 2021 Annual Convention
- PMD: 4
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- Session 7: Psychological Services for Specific Groups of Students
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- become familiar with the literature on the stability of a dual-factor model of mental health in middle adolescence.
- gain a broader understanding of students’ mental health trajectories during high school and the relationship between mental health status and immediate and delayed academic outcomes.
- better understand how schools can best allocate tiered social–emotional resources.
Description
Middle adolescence is associated with declines in mental health, including increased mental illness and diminished subjective well-being. A dual-factor model (DFM) recognizes that complete mental health involves both reduced symptoms of psychopathology and high subjective well-being. This presentation will share the results of a study on the stability of mental health within a DFM for students enrolled in accelerated curricula, describe associations between mental health and academic success, and discuss implications for school-based services.
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Presenter(s)
Letty L. DiLeo, University of South Florida
Shannon M. Suldo, University of South Florida
Contributor(s)
John M. Ferron, Elizabeth Shaunessy-Dedrick
