The Effects of School Work Pressure on Depression and Substance Use: A Cross-National Study of School-Aged Children in Canada and Finland

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dc.contributor.advisorGodley, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorArguera, Nahum
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-27T14:20:41Z
dc.date.available2015-11-20T08:00:25Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-27
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractStudies suggest that adolescents report a variety of academic stressors, which can have detrimental effects on mental health. Using the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children survey (2005/6 data), this study provides an analysis of the effects of school work pressures on depressive symptomology and substance use in adolescents in Canada and Finland. Using Pearlin’s stress process framework, the study also examines how socio-demographic indicators affect these stress outcomes. Results indicate that regardless of context, school work pressure negatively affects the mental health of students net of all socio-demographic indicators. However, this relationship is stronger in Finland than in Canada. Secondary results show that depressive symptomology is associated with smoking and alcohol consumption in both countries. School work pressure, however, only has an additional effect on the likelihood to drink alcohol among students in Finland. Ultimately, this study demonstrates that the mechanisms through which the stress process model operates differs by national context.en_US
dc.identifier.citationArguera, N. (2015). The Effects of School Work Pressure on Depression and Substance Use: A Cross-National Study of School-Aged Children in Canada and Finland (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28116en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28116
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2269
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducational Psychology
dc.subjectEducation--Health
dc.subjectSocial Structure and Development
dc.subject.classificationschool work pressureen_US
dc.subject.classificationdepressive symptomsen_US
dc.subject.classificationsubstance usageen_US
dc.subject.classificationadolescentsen_US
dc.subject.classificationCanadaen_US
dc.subject.classificationFinlanden_US
dc.subject.classificationcross-national comparisonen_US
dc.titleThe Effects of School Work Pressure on Depression and Substance Use: A Cross-National Study of School-Aged Children in Canada and Finland
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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