Self-Reported Stressors in Early Adolescence: The Role of Educational Track and Ethnic Background

Simone Vogelaar; Anne C. Miers; Nadira Saab; Amanda W. G. van Loon; Hanneke E. Creemers; Jessica J. Asscher; P. Michiel Westenberg

doi:10.1177/02724316231182297

Self-Reported Stressors in Early Adolescence: The Role of Educational Track and Ethnic Background

Simone Vogelaar^*, Anne C. Miers, Nadira Saab, Amanda W. G. van Loon, Hanneke E. Creemers, Jessica J. Asscher, P. Michiel Westenberg

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Abstract

The present study aimed to identify overall stress and salient stressors experienced by adolescents from different education tracks and self-perceived ethnic backgrounds. A total of 1489 adolescents (M = 13.40 years; SD = 0.89 years) from nine Dutch secondary schools participated. Self-reported stressors were measured with the adapted version of the Adolescent Stress Questionnaire - Short. After controlling for age, gender, country of birth, and school classes, results showed that overall stress did not differ for educational track nor for ethnic background subgroups. Adolescents in academic education reported more stress from school-related stressors than adolescents attending vocational education. Adolescents with a mixed ethnic background (i.e., Dutch and another ethnicity) reported more stress regarding school-related stressors than adolescents with a Dutch ethnic background. These differences between adolescents of different educational tracks and ethnic backgrounds have implications for intervention programs targeting specific stressors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	405-428
Number of pages	24
Journal	Journal of Early Adolescence
Volume	44
Issue number	4
Early online date	15 Jun 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/02724316231182297
Publication status	Published - Apr 2024

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; 400.17.601.

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Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek	400.17.601

Keywords

Salient stressors
early secondary education
educational track
self-perceived ethnic background
young adolescents

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