Catherine Rothon|Laura Goodwin|Stephen Stansfeld
Family social support, community “social capital” and adolescents’ mental health and educational outcomes: a longitudinal study in England
Queen Mary University of London|King's College London|Queen Mary University of London
examine associations family social support community social capital mental health educational outcomesthe data come longitudinal study young people england multistage stratified nationally representative random sample family social support parental relationships evening meal family parental surveillance community social capital parental involvement school sociability involvement activities outside home measured baseline age 1314 using variety instruments mental health measured age 1415 ghq12 educational achievement measured age 1516 achievement general certificate secondary educationafter adjustments good paternal 070 95 ci 056086 maternal 065 95 ci 053081 relationships high parental surveillance 081 95 ci 069094 frequency evening meal family 6 7 times week 077 95 ci 061096 associated lower odds poor mental health good paternal relationship 127 95 ci 106151 high parental surveillance 137 95 ci 120158 high frequency evening meal family 164 95 ci 133203 high involvement extracurricular activities 257 95 ci 211313 parental involvement school 160 95 ci 137187 associated higher odds reaching educational benchmark participating nondirected activities associated lower odds reaching benchmark 079 95 ci 070089building social capital deprived communities may one way mental health educational outcomes could improved particular need focus family provider support