School of Applied Science and Teacher Education, University of Eastern Finland, Hautalahdenkatu 10 B, 70820 Kuopio, Savonlinna, Finland.
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011 Sep;20(9):469-79. doi: 10.1007/s00787-011-0200-6. Epub 2011 Jul 26.
The objective was to investigate how teachers' assessments of children predict life satisfaction in adolescence. This is a prospective cohort study on the population-based Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (n = 8,959). Information was gathered from parents, teachers and adolescents using questionnaires at the age of 7, 8 and 15. Response rates were 80-90%. Emotional and behavioural problems were assessed with Rutter Children's Behavioural Questionnaires for teachers (RB2) and parents (RA2) during the first grade at age 8. At adolescence, self-reported life satisfaction was measured with a question including five response alternatives. According to teachers' assessments, 13.9% of the children had high emotional or behavioural problems (RB2 ≥9). These assessments predicted life dissatisfaction in adolescence (OR(crude) = 1.77; 95% CI 1.43-2.20) in several models including also health behaviour and use of psychotropic medicine. However, introducing all the significant variables in the same model, RB2 lost its significance (OR = 1.28; 0.96-1.70), but good school achievement assessed by teachers was still a significant predictor. Life satisfaction in adolescence was associated with a variety of favourable concurrent factors. In conclusion teachers' assessments of children during the first school year predicted life satisfaction in adolescence. In mental health promotion, teachers' early assessments should be utilized for the benefit of children.
目的在于研究教师对儿童的评估如何预测青少年时期的生活满意度。这是一项基于人群的芬兰北部出生队列 1986 年（n=8959）的前瞻性队列研究。在 7 岁、8 岁和 15 岁时，通过问卷从父母、教师和青少年处收集信息。回应率为 80-90%。在 8 岁的一年级，使用 Rutter 儿童行为问卷（教师版 RB2 和家长版 RA2）评估情绪和行为问题。在青少年时期，使用包括五个反应选项的问题自我报告生活满意度。根据教师的评估，13.9%的儿童有较高的情绪或行为问题（RB2≥9）。这些评估在几个模型中预测了青少年时期的生活不满（未调整 OR=1.77；95%CI 1.43-2.20），包括健康行为和精神药物的使用。然而，在同一个模型中引入所有显著变量后，RB2 失去了其意义（OR=1.28；0.96-1.70），但教师评估的良好学业成绩仍然是一个显著的预测因素。青少年时期的生活满意度与各种有利的并发因素有关。总之，教师在第一学年对儿童的评估预测了青少年时期的生活满意度。在促进心理健康方面，教师应尽早进行评估，以造福儿童。
