Italian Teachers' Well-Being Within the High School Context: Evidence From a Large Scale Survey

In contrast to the popular policy claim that sport might serve as vehicle to meet the Millennium Development Goals, empirical evidence based on large-scale survey data is largely missing. We use panel data based on a cohort of children and employ propensity score matching to identify the effects of sports participation on child development in Peru. Our findings suggest that participation in a sports group has positive impacts on subjective health and a measure of social capital. However, and in contrast to developed countries, we find no statistically significant effects on well-being and human capital formation.

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The Negative Impact of the Effects of Coronavirus on the Well-Being of Children and Families Who Are Clients of Child Protection Authorities in Finland

Social Sciences and Childhood - Социальные науки и детство ◽

10.17759/ssc.2021020103 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 37-46

Author(s):

J. Kuokkanen ◽

A Tiili ◽

A. Paasivirta

Keyword(s):

Child Protection ◽

Large Scale ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Well Being ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Children And Families ◽

Negative Effects ◽

State Of Emergency ◽

Large Scale Survey ◽

Restrictive Measures

In the spring 2020, the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic quickly spread across Finland, having significant negative consequences for people’s living conditions. On March 16, 2020, the Finnish government declared a state of emergency and imposed several restrictive measures that were in effect until July 16, 2020 [13; 16]. The coronavirus and its aftermath have weakened the resilience of the Finnish welfare state, thereby challenging the welfare state’s ability to protect those most in need of its support. Recent studies have shown that the most vulnerable populations, such as children, are most affected by the negative effects of the pandemic in Finland and worldwide [5; 9; 11; 14; 18]. In autumn 2020, the Central Union for Child Welfare (CUCW) and the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) conducted a large-scale survey among the heads of child protection authorities (15.08.—13.10.2020), the aim of which was to find out how the consequences of the coronavirus and government restrictions have affected the well-being of children and their families who are clients of child protection authorities during the fall 2020. This article presents the main results and conclusions of the survey.

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Perceptions of an Insufficient Government Response at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic are Associated with Lower Mental Well-Being

10.31234/osf.io/3kfmh ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Thiemo Fetzer ◽

Marc Witte ◽

Lukas Hensel ◽

Jon Jachimowicz ◽

Johannes Haushofer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Time Variation ◽

Large Scale ◽

Well Being ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Government Response ◽

Country Level ◽

The World ◽

Large Scale Survey ◽

The Uk ◽

Mental Well Being

We conducted a large-scale survey covering 58 countries (N = 108,075) at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic—between March 20th and April 7th 2020—to explore how beliefs about citizens’ and government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the actions taken by governments, affected mental well-being. Our analyses reveal three findings. First, many respondents indicate that their country’s citizens and government’s response was insufficient. Second, respondents’ perception of an insufficient public and government response was associated with lower mental well-being. Third, we exploit time variation in country-level lockdown announcements, both around the world and through an event-study in the UK, and find that strong government actions—i.e., announcing a nationwide lockdown—were related to an improvement in respondents’ views of their fellow citizens and government, and to better mental well-being. These findings suggest that policy-makers may not only need to consider how their decisions affect the spread of COVID-19, but also how such choices influence the mental well-being of their population.

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A complex systems perspective on compliance with behavioral measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands: How psychological networks can inform interventions.

10.31234/osf.io/fmu9w ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Monique Chambon ◽

Jonas Dalege ◽

Lourens Waldorp ◽

Han van der Maas ◽

Denny Borsboom ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Network Structure ◽

Large Scale ◽

Well Being ◽

Behavioral Measures ◽

Related Factors ◽

Psychological Variables ◽

Systems Perspective ◽

Effective Interventions ◽

Large Scale Survey ◽

Source Of Information

Health care agencies around the world recommended behavioral measures regarding hygiene and physical distancing to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. The current research sheds light on the interplay of psychological factors related to compliance and well-being during the pandemic. We do so by presenting a complex psychological network based on a large-scale survey (N = 6093). In total, participants were invited five times to complete this survey over a period of approximately 10 weeks (April 23th – June 30th 2020). The third and fifth wave included interventions aimed at influencing the psychological networks. We found that 1) compliance and well-being during the pandemic seemed connected through negative emotions and therefore were related factors and 2) trust in authorities influenced support for behavioral measures, which is in turn associated with compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the network structure was used to design multiple interventions, aimed at psychological variables varying in their relative importance for the network. The interventions significantly affected the variables the intervention was aimed at as well as other variables in the networks. The effects of interventions on variables related to the aim of the interventions were partially explained by the network structure. The results suggest that the network structure can be an important source of information for designing effective interventions aimed at influencing the public’s psychological systems in relation to pandemics.

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Academic Resilience and Engagement in High School Students: The Mediating Role of Perceived Teacher Emotional Support

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education ◽

10.3390/ejihpe11020025 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 334-344

Author(s):

Luciano Romano ◽

Giacomo Angelini ◽

Piermarco Consiglio ◽

Caterina Fiorilli

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Emotional Support ◽

School Engagement ◽

School Context ◽

Well Being ◽

Academic Resilience ◽

School Students ◽

Mediating Role

Academic resilience is the ability to overcome setbacks and chronic difficulties in the academic context. Previous studies have found that resilient students tend to be more engaged in school than their counterparts. Nevertheless, it seems worth deepening the role of contextual factors, such as teacher emotional support and how students perceive it, as it could contribute to foster the abovementioned relationship. The present study aimed to examine the links between academic resilience, perceived teacher emotional support, and school engagement. Moreover, the mediating role of perceived teacher emotional support was investigated. A sample of 205 Italian high school students (58.5% female), aged 14–19 years (M = 16.15, SD = 1.59), completed self-report questionnaires on academic resilience, perceived teacher emotional support, and school engagement. A structural equation model (SEM) was used to test the mediation hypothesis. The results showed that academic resilience was associated with perceived teacher emotional support, and both of them were related to school engagement. Furthermore, perceived teacher emotional support partially mediated the relationship between academic resilience and school engagement. Findings were discussed by underlining the importance of fostering personal and contextual resources in the school context to promote students’ well-being.

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The relationship between Yes-No test and multiple-choice tasks for vocabulary and familiarity to reading -Examination by large-scale survey targeting high school students to 60s-

The Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association ◽

10.4992/pacjpa.83.0_1b-059 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 83 (0) ◽

pp. 1B-059-1B-059

Author(s):

Keisuke Inohara ◽

Chika Matsuo ◽

Miki Furuya

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Large Scale ◽

Multiple Choice ◽

School Students ◽

Large Scale Survey ◽

Choice Tasks ◽

The Relationship

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Immigrant Youth in Germany

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040/a000154 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 158-168 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Emily Frankenberg ◽

Katharina Kupper ◽

Ruth Wagner ◽

Stephan Bongard

Keyword(s):

School System ◽

Large Scale ◽

Age Groups ◽

Well Being ◽

Ethnic Discrimination ◽

Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽

Sociocultural Adaptation ◽

Age Related ◽

German School ◽

Transcultural Adaptation

This paper reviews research on young migrants in Germany. Particular attention is given to the question of how Germany’s history of migration, immigration policies, and public attitude toward migrants influence the transcultural adaptation of children and adolescents from different ethnic backgrounds. We combine past research with the results of new empirical studies in order to shed light on migrants’ psychological and sociocultural adaptation. Studies comparing young migrants and their German peers in terms of psychological well-being, life satisfaction, and mental health outcome suggest higher rates of emotional and behavioral problems among migrants of most age groups. With regard to adolescent populations between the ages of 14 and 17 years, however, the existence of differences between migrants and natives appears to be less clear. Research has also yielded inconsistent findings regarding the time trajectory of transcultural adaptation among adolescents. The coincidence of acculturation and age-related change is discussed as a possible source of these inconsistencies. Further, we provide an overview of risk and protective factors such as conflicting role expectations and ethnic discrimination, which may cause heightened vulnerability to adverse adaptation outcomes in some groups. Large-scale studies have repeatedly shown migrants of all age groups to be less successful within the German school system, indicating poor sociocultural adaptation. Possible explanations, such as the idiosyncrasies of the German school system, are presented. Our own studies contribute to the understanding of young migrants’ adaptation process by showing that it is their orientation to German culture, rather than the acculturation strategy of integration, that leads to the most positive psychological and sociocultural outcomes. The paper concludes by discussing implications for future cross-cultural research on young migrants and by suggesting recommendations for multicultural policies.

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