A UK study found that children with early or persistent developmental problems in cognitive ability and socioemotional behaviour were significantly more likely to not pass their exams as adolescents. The study analyzed data from 9084 children aged 3-14 years and found that those with developmental issues had 2.5 to 4.4 times higher odds of not achieving a standard GCSE pass compared to their peers.
Children with early or persistent developmental problems in cognitive ability and socioemotional behaviour had four times higher odds of not passing their exams as adolescents than those without such issues, a UK study found.
This longitudinal study analysed exposure trajectory data of cognitive and socioemotional development of 9084 children aged 3-14 years from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Education attainment involved passing five or more General Certificate of Secondary Education subjects at the age of 16 years.Children with late socioemotional problems had 2.5 times higher odds of not achieving a standard GCSE pass than those without developmental problems . Children with early cognitive and socioemotional problems had four times higher odds of not passing GCSE subjects than those without developmental problems .About 17% of poor exam results in adolescence were attributed to cognitive and socioemotional behavioural problems in childhood ."This study underscores the need for cross-sector health and education policy and targeted interventions to support redressing cognitive and socioemotional behaviour problems in children, particularly where they co-occur, as this may improve exam success and health in adolescence," the authors wrote.The study received funding from the UK National Institute for Health Research . Several authors reported receiving funding from various NIHR institutions. The authors reported no conflicts of interest. This article was created using several editorial tools, including AI, as part of the process. Human editors reviewed this content before publication.Black M, Akanni L, Adjei NK, Melendez-Torres GJ, Hargreaves D, Taylor-Robinson D. Impact of child socioemotional and cognitive development on exam results in adolescence: Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Arch Dis Child. Published online February 10, 2025. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2024-327963All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2025 by WebMD LLC. This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
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