School of Economics, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Xuezheng Street, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, China.
Xukou Middle School, Qingming Road, Suzhou, 215164, Jiangsu, China.
Sci Rep. 2024 Jul 15;14(1):16263. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-67096-5.
Through preferential treatment by education officials or through bribery, some adolescents can obtain admission to a junior high school. However, it is unclear whether it affects the mental health of adolescents. This study used Propensity Score Matching to examine the effects of corruption on adolescent mental health. A total of 17,254 junior high school students sample (11-18 years old; 48.7% girls and 53.1% boys) were used from the China Education Panel Survey. 14.1% of adolescents attended a junior high school by corrupt means, corruption had a significantly negative effect on the mental health of these adolescents (ATT = -0.388, p < 0.01), the reasons grounded in the fact that they received more criticisms from teachers and wanted to leave their current school. In general, corruption in the admissions process can have detrimental effects on the mental health of adolescents. This study extends the previous articles on how to improve adolescent mental health and complements the application of cognitive dissonance theory. Findings from this study revealed that anti-corruption in the education sector is necessary, and the institutional design to ensure fair enrolment in basic education will contribute to the mental health of adolescents.
通过教育官员的优待或贿赂，一些青少年可以获得初中入学资格。然而，目前尚不清楚这是否会影响青少年的心理健康。本研究使用倾向评分匹配来检验腐败对青少年心理健康的影响。共有 17254 名初中生样本（11-18 岁；女生占 48.7%，男生占 53.1%）来自中国教育-panel 调查。14.1%的青少年通过腐败手段进入初中，腐败对这些青少年的心理健康有显著的负面影响（ATT=-0.388，p<0.01），原因在于他们受到了老师更多的批评，并且想离开现在的学校。总的来说，招生过程中的腐败会对青少年的心理健康产生不利影响。本研究扩展了之前关于如何改善青少年心理健康的文章，并补充了认知失调理论的应用。本研究的结果表明，教育部门的反腐败是必要的，确保基础教育公平入学的制度设计将有助于青少年的心理健康。
