Gender Differences in the Relationship between Pressure from Schoolwork and Health Complaints: a Three Country Study

Gerry Redmond (), Irene García-Moya, Carmen Moreno, Anna Mooney and Fiona Brooks
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Gerry Redmond: Flinders University
Irene García-Moya: Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology
Carmen Moreno: Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology
Anna Mooney: Macquarie University
Fiona Brooks: Auckland University of Technology

Child Indicators Research, 2022, vol. 15, issue 3, No 4, 763-780

Abstract: Abstract Pressure from schoolwork is associated with health complaints in primary and high school students. Girls are more likely to report high levels of pressure and experience frequent health complaints. However, the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between pressure and health complaints has not been fully explored. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between pressure from schoolwork and health complaints for a sample of 11–12 and 13–14-year-olds in Australia (N = 4723), England (N = 2734) and Spain (N = 3743), moderating for gender and controlling for family affluence and teacher support. Across the entire sample, a significant relationship between pressure and frequent health complaints was found (OR = 3.03, p

Keywords: School pressure; Health complaints; Gender; International comparison; Survey data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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