Teacher unfairness in adolescence, educational attainment, and adult Health: The role of school- and individual-level perceptions tested in a national cohort study

SSM Popul Health. 2025 Apr 25;30:101810. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101810. eCollection 2025 Jun.

ABSTRACT

•Teacher unfairness in adolescence predicted higher depression.•Greater perceived teacher unfairness relative to peers predicted higher depression.•School-wide teacher unfairness predicted poorer self-rated health in adulthood.•Educational attainment mediates the link of teacher unfairness and adult health.

PMID:40959776 | PMC:PMC12434590 | DOI:10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101810