The social–ecological context of media use and school success
Journal Title: Jornal de Pediatria - Year 2015, Vol 91, Issue 4
Abstract
Academic achievement is a crucial determinant of life course health. Academic achievement in adolescence not only predicts job and financial success in adulthood, but recent evidence suggests that it may be associated with lower adult allostatic load1 and better health status.2 These associations may be due to the improved employment and financial opportunities that high academic achievement allows, but there are likely other explanatory variables – such as family functioning, child intellectual or self-regulation abilities, stress associated with chronic poverty, or premorbid mental health conditions, which influence both academic achievement and later outcomes. Regardless, identification of potentially modifiable contributors to school achievement is worthwhile, as improving a child's academic trajectory has important life course relevance.
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Jenny Radesky
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- DOI 10.1016/j.jped.2015.04.001
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