Who are the Happy Girls? Gender Comparison Using a Biopsychosocial Approach: Health Behavior School-Aged Children Study in Portugal During Covid-Pandemic
AbstractFrom an ecological perspective, this study aimed to understand and characterize the similarities and differences between girls and boys regarding the perception of happiness. This paper is based on the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) 2022 study. 5809 students from 6th (29.6%), 8th (33.5%), and 10th (37%) grades responded, of whom 50.9% were female, with a mean age of 14.09 years (SD = 1.82). The results allow us to study and identify similarities and differences between four groups from an ecological perspective: happy girls, happy boys, unhappy girls, and unhappy boys. For both boys and girls...
Source: Child Indicators Research - December 13, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Effect of the Duration of Preschool Attendance on Academic Achievements —Evidence from PISA 2018
AbstractResearch has consistently demonstrated the positive influence of preschool on students' development, with a longer duration of attendance generally correlating with improved academic achievements. However, according to the marginal utility theory, it is conceivable that there might exist an optimal duration of preschool attendance to maximize academic benefits. Currently, the optimal duration remains uncertain, and it may vary depending on the distinctive preschool characteristics of different countries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the effects of different durations of preschool attendance on ac...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 29, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
The Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Construction of the Family Affluence Scale: Findings from 16 Countries
AbstractThe Family Affluence Scale (FAS) is a widely used and validated instrument to measure adolescents ’ socioeconomic status (SES). It is plausible that the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting social and economic changes have affected the capacity of the six-item FAS-III to measure adolescent SES, particularly the holiday and computer items. Using data from 247,503 adolescents from 16 European countri es participating in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study before (2013/14 and 2017/18) and during (2021/22) the pandemic, the present study aims to fill this gap. Findings showed that although the intern...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 27, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Local Geographic Variations in Children ’s School Readiness - A Multilevel Analysis of the Development Gaps in England
AbstractThe educational attainment levels of children in state-funded schools in England are lower than in many countries with comparable levels of economic development. There are also striking differences at the local level across England. To understand these differences it is important to examine children ’s development in their early years. This research uses multilevel analysis of the National Pupil Database to investigate child development at ages 4 and 5 years old at the individual, school and local levels including within a case study urban area. Child development is assessed using teachers’ observations to mea...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 25, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Children ’s Experiences of Bullying Victimization and the Influence on Their Subjective Well-Being: a Population-Based Study
AbstractBullying is both a major public health concern and a violation of children ’s right to safety from violence. Within the past decade, there has been an increasing interest in the relation between bullying and children’s subjective well-being (SWB). Empirical research has unequivocally demonstrated the significant negative influence of bullying on children’s SWB. Withi n the South African context, violence and aggressive behaviour is widespread. The high prevalence of school bullying in South Africa is intricately related to the intergenerational experiences of violence, rooted in the history of racism, prejudi...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 24, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Parent-Child Expectation Discrepancy and Adolescent Mental Health: Evidence from “China Education Panel Survey”
AbstractAppropriate expectations are of great significance for adolescents ’ psychological adjustment and healthy growth. Based on “China Education Panel Survey (CEPS)” data, this research analyzes how perceived parental expectations, adolescents’ self-expectations, and parent-child expectation discrepancies affect adolescent mental health. This paper focuses on th ree major aspects of expectations towards adolescents: educational achievement, residential place and general development, and explores how expectation discrepancies affect the influences of expectations on adolescent mental health. Results of linear reg...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 17, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Metaphorical Dialogue: an Innovative Strategy for Capturing Children ’s Experience of Subjective Well-being
This article aims to introduce an innovative metapho rical narrative-based data collection methodology developed and validated in a study documenting immigrant children's understandings and experiences of their well-being. The study was conducted in collaboration with two community centres in Montréal, Québec, Canada, offering services to a majoriti vely immigrant population. Twenty-two children between the ages of six and twelve attending these organizations’ programs participated in four multi-activity workshops. The various activities were developed around a metaphorical character: an alien named Miinx visiting plan...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 17, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
How Adolescents in Residential Care Perceive their Skills and Satisfaction with Life: Do Adolescents and Youth Workers Agree?
This article analyses perceptions of cognitive, emotional and social skills and their relationship with life satisfaction in a sample of adolescents in residential care in different European countries (Spain, Poland and Germany). At the same time, the relationships these adolescents establish within the residential setting, both with other peers and with the youth workers involved in their education, have also been used to assess their satisfaction. The research has collected quantitative data through 2 questionnaires, one for the children (N = 238) and one for their youth workers (N = 217). The results show that, ...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 16, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
School Violence, School Bonding and Adherence to School Norms and its Association with Life Satisfaction Among Chilean and Foreign Students
This study aims to bridge this gap by examining the differences between Chilean and immigrant students in their perception of school norms, levels of school bonding, experiences of school violence, and well-being. The study used a sample of 2,040 high school students residing in Chile from 20 schools (Mage = 14.9; 49% girls; 11.3% youths of immigrant origin). Results indicated that non-Chilean students exhibited higher levels of behavioral norms and lower levels of bonding. No statistically significant differences were observed for school violence and well-being. Implications for the development of educational policie...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 13, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Individual and Sociodemographic Factors Associated to Prosocial Behaviors and Academic Performance in Portuguese Preschool and Elementary School Children: Highlights from a National Study After COVID-19
AbstractScientific knowledge has long been showing the intrinsic link between health and well-being with education highlighting the positive health impacts from improvements in education. The present study was developed with the main goal of analyzing the individual and sociodemographic predictors of prosocial behavior and academic performance in preschool and elementary school children. Data on 3623 school aged children, 1853 girls and 1770 boys, aged between 5 and 11 years old (M = 7.25;SD = 1.56) participating in the study “Psychological Health and Well-being | School Observatory” were analyzed. Prosocial be...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 9, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Children ’s Time Use Patterns and Subjective Well-being in Asian Countries
This study identifies different types of children ’s time use patterns in six emerging Asian economies and examines the relationship between these patterns and their subjective well-being. Data from the third wave of the International Survey of Child Well-Being was used. The data includes information on children’s daily participation in 14 out- of-school activities. Children’s time use patterns for children living in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Nepal were identified using Latent Profile Analysis (LPA). We found that the number of latent classes in the best-fitting models ranges from four to ...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 8, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Return to School Anxiety after Covid-19 in High School Students: A Field Study in Turkey
ConclusionChildren and young people are the neglected victims of the pandemic due to the lack of symptoms. It is known that suspending face-to-face education as one of the measures taken during the pandemic adversely affects the mental health of students. However, the results of the research revealed that returning to face-to-face education also had negative effects on student anxiety. It can be stated that systematic screening studies, development of coping skills and implementation of school mental health programs can be beneficial in order to prevent this victimization. (Source: Child Indicators Research)
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 7, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Parent-child Discrepancies in Reporting Children ’s Mental Health: Do Physical Custody Arrangements in Post-separation Families Matter?
AbstractMost analyses of children ’s well-being in separated families are based on reports provided by parents. Thus, the question arises whether discrepancies between parents’ proxy reports and children’s self-reports exist and whether they impact explanatory models of children’s well-being. Since a family’s physical cust ody arrangement could systematically affect parents’ ratings of their children’s mental health, and this association has not been examined before, this study investigates parent-child discrepancies in reporting children’s mental health problems in separated families with different physica...
Source: Child Indicators Research - October 26, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Navigating the Social Media Seas: Understanding the Complex Relationship between Social Media Use and Adolescent Well-being
AbstractDespite the sharp rise of studies on social media, there is still little consensus concerning the impact of social media use on adolescents ’ well-being. We argue that this is due to the narrow focus on quantitative aspects of social media (e.g. frequency of use) and the use of very specific indicators of well-being. This research contributes to the literature by (1) looking at both quantitative indicators of social media use (frequen cy of use) and qualitative indicators (compulsive use and motives of use) and (2) covering diverse aspects of adolescents’ well-being (overall life satisfaction -SWLS, emotional w...
Source: Child Indicators Research - October 25, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Locked Down: The Gendered Impact of Social Support on Children ’s Well-Being Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study contributes to the emerging research on children ’s well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objectives are threefold. Firstly, we compare the life satisfaction of children in the COVID-19 pandemic with that before the pandemic. Secondly, we assess how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the importance of social support regarding children’s lif e satisfaction. Thirdly, we investigate if the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted boys’ and girls’ life satisfaction differently. Data from children aged between 9 and 12 in Flanders (Dutch speaking part of Belgium,n = 3289) from two waves of ISCWeB (International ...
Source: Child Indicators Research - October 23, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
