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- Title
Postsecondary academic achievement and first-episode psychosis: A mixed-methods study.
- Authors
Roy, Laurence; Rousseau, Jacqueline; Fortier, Pierre; Mottard, Jean-Pierre
- Abstract
Background. Postsecondary academic achievement as an area of functional recovery for young adults living with mental illness has received little research attention. Purpose. This study had three purposes: to compare rates of participation, performance, and satisfaction in postsecondary education between young adults with first-episode psychosis and closely matched young adults; to identify characteristics associated with academic participation; and to explore the processes associated with educational experiences. Method. One hundred young adults ages 18 to 30 participated in the study. Quantitative data on academic engagement, performance, and satisfaction, and qualitative data (n = 52) on academic experiences were integrated through pattern analyzes. Findings. Young adults with psychosis were significantly less likely to be engaged in postsecondary education. No difference appeared for the extent of engagement, but performance and satisfaction were lower among participants with psychosis. Participants engaged in reflexive decision making to access postsecondary education and to maintain adequate academic performance. Strategies used by successful students with mental illness were identified. Implications. Assessment and intervention focused on educational needs and skills should become landmark practices for psychiatric rehabilitation practitioners, including occupational therapists.
- Subjects
ACADEMIC achievement; CHI-squared test; COLLEGE students; COMPARATIVE studies; EXPERIENCE; GROUNDED theory; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; PROBABILITY theory; PSYCHOSES; QUALITY of life; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH evaluation; RESEARCH funding; SATISFACTION; STUDENTS; T-test (Statistics); DATA analysis; CASE-control method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MANN Whitney U Test
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2016, Vol 83, Issue 1, p42
- ISSN
0008-4174
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0008417415575143