Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2024
Keywords
exclusionary discipline; school suspension; self-rated health; the life course
Abstract
School suspension has been linked to numerous adverse social outcomes in adolescence and adulthood. While research continues to highlight the deleterious consequences tied to suspension, less is known about how exposure to suspension influences health over the life course. Drawing from panel data, we address this gap by investigating whether school suspension is associated with self-rated health from adolescence to midlife. Compared to youth with no history of suspension, suspended youth were more likely to report poorer health in adolescence. Findings also demonstrate that school suspension plays a significant role in self-rated health patterns over time. Specifically, we find suspended youth experience a persistent health gap in excellent health from adolescence to midlife and a more rapid acceleration of fair and poor health from their late 20s to midlife. Taken together, this study provides new evidence of the role of exclusionary discipline in shaping health disparities from adolescence to midlife.
Citation
Niño, M., Angton, A., Norton-Smith, K., & Allison, K. (2024). The Long Arm of School Punishment: The Role of School Suspension on Self-Rated Health from Adolescence to Midlife. Socius, 10 https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231241284942
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