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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 3/2018

01-05-2018 | Original Article

Behavioural and Emotional Problems in Children and Educational Outcomes: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis

Authors: Rasheda Khanam, Son Nghiem

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 3/2018

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Abstract

This study investigates the effects of behavioural and emotional problems in children on their educational outcomes using data from the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Children (LSAC). We contribute to the extant literature using a dynamic specification to test the hypothesis of knowledge accumulation. Further, we apply the system generalised method of moments (GMM) estimator to minimise biases due to unobserved factors. We find that mental disorders in children has a negative effect on the National Assessment Program—Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) test scores. Among all mental disorders, having emotional problems is found to be the most influential with one standard deviation (SD) increase in emotional problems being associated with 0.05 SD reduction in NAPLAN reading, writing and spelling; 0.04 SD reduction in matrix reasoning and grammar; and 0.03 SD reduction in NAPLAN numeracy.
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Metadata
Title
Behavioural and Emotional Problems in Children and Educational Outcomes: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis
Authors
Rasheda Khanam
Son Nghiem
Publication date
01-05-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-017-0837-7

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