Mental Health Related to School Dropout in Luxembourg

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-01-31

Brief Summary

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This study aims to investigate psychosocial risk- and protective factors such as psychiatric disorder, socio-economic background and family functioning among school dropouts and to compare the findings with those by a matched control group of regularly enrolled students.

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Detailed Description

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In Luxembourg, the national authorities had to face school dropout rates of more than 15%. As a result, they introduced accompanying and preventive measures to reduce linguistic and cultural risk factors that may impede educational engagement and vocational decisions. Since 2006, the dropout rate has overall declined. However the proportion of early school leavers who remain without any specific occupation is still alarming.

This study aims to identify psychosocial risk - and protective factors of secondary school dropout in order to deliver solid insight on how to tailor early detection and intervention programs.

In the light of prior findings, the investigators hypothesize that school dropouts have significantly more mental health problems than their peers who go to school. They are also more likely to report a poor socio-economic background, negative school experiences and difficulties in family functioning.

To test those hypotheses, the investigators will have an exploratory case control study.Recruitment of cases will be prospective, from an exhaustive population of dropouts and recruitment of matched controls will be done by random sampling. Data will be collected using self-report questionnaires on mental health, family life and problematic internet use as well as a structured clinical interview to consider psychiatric diagnosis according to the criteria of DSM IV.

Conditions

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Anxiety Disorders Mood Disorders Eating Disorders Substance-related Disorders Impulse Control Disorders Psychotic Disorders Antisocial Personality Disorder

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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School dropouts

Students who quit school without graduation

No interventions assigned to this group

Controls

Normally enrolled students matched for age, gender, school and educational level

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Enrolled in a public secondary school in Luxembourg
* Cases have to be reported as "school dropouts" in the electronic records of the ministry for education
* Informed consent obtained and signed by the adolescent and his/her legal guardian if the participant hasn't reached full age
* Understand German or French, which are the two languages of testing
* Resident in Luxembourg