School performance gap between non-immigrant and second-generation immigrant children in Sweden—time trends and contributing factors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22073170 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenta Okuyama (0000-0001-5540-0325, Lund University, corresponding author), Sara Larsson Lönn (0000-0001-5940-7903, Lund University), A Khoshnood (0000-0002-3142-4119, Lund University), Ardavan M Khoshnood, Assari (0000-0002-5054-6250, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science), Jan Sundquist (0000-0001-7228-5015, Lund University), Kristina Sundquist (0000-0001-8031-279X, Lund University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Pages | 1521387-1521387 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1521387 |
| PMID | 39925753 |
| OpenAlex | W4406809869 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 37 |
We aimed to investigate the school performance gap and its potential trend from 2010 to 2020 in non-immigrant and second-generation immigrant children in Sweden, whether parental mental disorders and low socioeconomic status contribute to this gap and its trends, and whether the effects of these factors differ by immigration status. We used multiple Swedish population registers, including 829,787 children born 1994–2004. We examined the school performance gap and its trends by the interaction between immigration status and year with linear mixed models. We assessed whether parental mental disorders and socioeconomic status contributed to this gap and its trends, and whether their effects on school performance differ by immigration status. The existing gap was explained by parental mental disorders in addition to parental education and neighborhood socioeconomic status for both males and females. The unadjusted model suggested an increasing trend of the existing gap in school performance by immigration status for both males and females. In the adjusted model, the increasing trend of the gap remained among males and was partially attributed to parental education and neighborhood socioeconomic status. The interaction tests showed that the potential effects of these factors on school performance were smaller among second-generation immigrant children. Efforts to reduce the effects of socioeconomic inequalities and parental mental disorders are warranted in addition to extra support for second-generation immigrant children at schools
Developmental psychology · Geography · Immigration · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Association between socioeconomic status and the development of mental and physical health conditions in adulthood
Inequities in CHD Incidence and Case Fatality by Neighborhood Deprivation
Schizophrenia and Migration
Money, schooling, and health
Educational strategies to reduce the achievement gap
Mathematical Performance of American Youth
Internalising and externalising problems during adolescence and the subsequent likelihood of being Not in Employment, Education or Training (Neet) among males and females
The Life Course Origins of the Immigrant Advantage? Parental Nativity, Parental Education, and Academic Achievement Gaps From Kindergarten to High School in the United States
Academic performance, subsequent socioeconomic status and suicide attempt in adulthood
Why reduce health inequalities
A Two Decade Examination of Historical Race/Ethnicity Disparities in Academic Achievement by Poverty Status
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |