Time trends in schoolwork pressure among Dutch adolescents, 2001–2017: Gender and educational differences

Alina Cosma; Gonneke W.J.M. Stevens; Wilma A.M. Vollebergh; Margreet De Looze

doi:10.1177/14034948211018388

Time trends in schoolwork pressure among Dutch adolescents, 2001–2017: Gender and educational differences

Alina Cosma^*
, Gonneke W.J.M. Stevens
, Wilma A.M. Vollebergh
, Margreet De Looze

^*Corresponding author for this work

Palacký University Olomouc

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Aims: This study investigated gender and educational differences in trends in schoolwork pressure between 2001 and 2017 in nationally representative samples of Dutch adolescents in secondary education. Methods: Data from five surveys of the Dutch Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study were used. Results: Across the surveys, an increase in perceived schoolwork pressure was observed. Girls and adolescents enrolled in the higher educational levels reported higher levels of perceived schoolwork pressure and the strongest increase in schoolwork pressure over time. Especially for girls, there was a stronger increase in schoolwork pressure for those enrolled in higher educational tracks. Conclusions: Increases in schoolwork pressure over time were stronger among Dutch girls and students in the higher educational levels. Over time, schoolwork pressure increased most among girls in the highest educational levels. Explanations and implications for these results are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	538–541
Number of pages	4
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Volume	50
Issue number	5
Early online date	14 Jun 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948211018388
Publication status	Published - Jul 2022

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Funding for this study was provided by ZonMw (849500007).

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Funding for this study was provided by ZonMw (849500007).

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educational level differences
gender
HBSC
School stress
the Netherlands
time trends
tracked educational system

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