Pub Date : 2023-06-02DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2023.2220163
D. Carreiras, M. Guilherme, M. Cunha, P. Castilho
ABSTRACT Self-disgust is a complex emotion related to feeling aversion or revulsion about internal and personal physical attributes, personality, functioning and behaviours. The aim of the present study was to adapt, validate and examine the psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Self-Disgust Scale, in a sample of Portuguese adolescents (MSDS-A). Participants were 540 adolescents (n = 308females, 57%), with ages between 13 and 18 years. Data were analysed through SPSS and MPLUS was used to perform a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Self-report questionnaires were used to assess several indicators of psychopathology and self-compassion. Results from the CFA showed that a 4-factor model with a second order factor presented good fit indices. The full scale and its factors showed good internal consistency, adequate temporal stability, and good convergent, divergent and incremental validity. The MSDS-A seems a valid measure to assess self-disgust in adolescents, with important implications to clinical context and research.
{"title":"Measuring self-disgust in adolescence: Adaptation and validation of a new instrument for the Portuguese adolescent population","authors":"D. Carreiras, M. Guilherme, M. Cunha, P. Castilho","doi":"10.1080/13632752.2023.2220163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2023.2220163","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Self-disgust is a complex emotion related to feeling aversion or revulsion about internal and personal physical attributes, personality, functioning and behaviours. The aim of the present study was to adapt, validate and examine the psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Self-Disgust Scale, in a sample of Portuguese adolescents (MSDS-A). Participants were 540 adolescents (n = 308females, 57%), with ages between 13 and 18 years. Data were analysed through SPSS and MPLUS was used to perform a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Self-report questionnaires were used to assess several indicators of psychopathology and self-compassion. Results from the CFA showed that a 4-factor model with a second order factor presented good fit indices. The full scale and its factors showed good internal consistency, adequate temporal stability, and good convergent, divergent and incremental validity. The MSDS-A seems a valid measure to assess self-disgust in adolescents, with important implications to clinical context and research.","PeriodicalId":46308,"journal":{"name":"EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83419534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2023.2189404
Palmu Iines R., Määttä Sami J., Närhi Vesa M., Savolainen Hannu K.
ABSTRACT This longitudinal study examined how two externalising behaviour problems, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder (CDs), are associated over time with low motivation (MAS), and how these problems effect academic performance. In our cross-lagged analysis, we found reciprocal effects between ADHD symptoms and MAS between Grades 5 and 6. Both domains also negatively predicted later academic performance. With CDs and MAS, no cross-lagged effects were found, although both were correlated and very stable over time, and negatively predicted later academic performance. These different kinds of externalising problem behaviours seem to differ in the way in which they interact with students’ MAS and academic performance in the long term. Students with ADHD symptoms are likely to be more vulnerable to negative learning experiences and the development of MAS than students with CDs. Highlights ADHD and MAS had a reciprocal over-time association, and both negatively predicted academic performance beyond school transition. CDs and MAS had a strong within-time association and they separately predicted academic performance beyond school transition. Students with ADHD symptoms seem to be more vulnerable to the negative effects of MAS than students with CDs.
{"title":"ADHD symptoms and maladaptive achievement strategies: the reciprocal prediction of academic performance beyond the transition to middle school","authors":"Palmu Iines R., Määttä Sami J., Närhi Vesa M., Savolainen Hannu K.","doi":"10.1080/13632752.2023.2189404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2023.2189404","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This longitudinal study examined how two externalising behaviour problems, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder (CDs), are associated over time with low motivation (MAS), and how these problems effect academic performance. In our cross-lagged analysis, we found reciprocal effects between ADHD symptoms and MAS between Grades 5 and 6. Both domains also negatively predicted later academic performance. With CDs and MAS, no cross-lagged effects were found, although both were correlated and very stable over time, and negatively predicted later academic performance. These different kinds of externalising problem behaviours seem to differ in the way in which they interact with students’ MAS and academic performance in the long term. Students with ADHD symptoms are likely to be more vulnerable to negative learning experiences and the development of MAS than students with CDs. Highlights ADHD and MAS had a reciprocal over-time association, and both negatively predicted academic performance beyond school transition. CDs and MAS had a strong within-time association and they separately predicted academic performance beyond school transition. Students with ADHD symptoms seem to be more vulnerable to the negative effects of MAS than students with CDs.","PeriodicalId":46308,"journal":{"name":"EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES","volume":"146 1","pages":"3 - 17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75671860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2023.2194131
K. Gibbs
ABSTRACT There is a paucity of research in Australia about educators’ use of differentiated instruction (DI) to support the learning of students with ADHD. This study reports on a small-scale, qualitative research using interviews with teachers and school leaders to identify how they use DI as an effective teaching instruction for students with ADHD. Findings showed that teachers and school leaders have a good understanding of ADHD, teachers use DI as an effective teaching practice to enhance learning for this student group and ensure the classroom environment is safe and secure. However, they do not adjust assessments for students with ADHD. School leaders are not clear how teachers differentiate assessments or adapt the classroom environment. These results highlight the need for further research at the teacher and teacher educator level teachers to ensure teaching practices are effective in reducing unwanted behaviours that prevent students with ADHD achieving to their full academic potential.
{"title":"Australian teachers and school leaders’ use of differentiated learning experiences as responsive teaching for students with ADHD","authors":"K. Gibbs","doi":"10.1080/13632752.2023.2194131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2023.2194131","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT There is a paucity of research in Australia about educators’ use of differentiated instruction (DI) to support the learning of students with ADHD. This study reports on a small-scale, qualitative research using interviews with teachers and school leaders to identify how they use DI as an effective teaching instruction for students with ADHD. Findings showed that teachers and school leaders have a good understanding of ADHD, teachers use DI as an effective teaching practice to enhance learning for this student group and ensure the classroom environment is safe and secure. However, they do not adjust assessments for students with ADHD. School leaders are not clear how teachers differentiate assessments or adapt the classroom environment. These results highlight the need for further research at the teacher and teacher educator level teachers to ensure teaching practices are effective in reducing unwanted behaviours that prevent students with ADHD achieving to their full academic potential.","PeriodicalId":46308,"journal":{"name":"EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES","volume":"63 1","pages":"18 - 31"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86878907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2023.2202441
Shruti Taneja-Johansson
ABSTRACT The purpose of this scoping review is to critically examine empirical research that draws on first-person experiences of schooling among students with autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well as to map whose voices are heard in research and where the current knowledge gaps are. The review examined key characteristics of this body of research in relation to the publication context and research methodology. Studies were identified through a systematic scoping review of research published between January 2000 and December 2021 in four electronic databases and a subsequent ancestry search. Fifty-eight articles met the inclusion criteria. The results show an increased research interest in first-person accounts of schooling from 2016 onwards. The autism voice dominated over ADHD and was strongly skewed towards the academically able group. There was an overrepresentation of boys and secondary school children across the studies. Characteristics such as the child’s social class, ethnicity and socioeconomic background were largely neglected, with details associated with the diagnosis being foregrounded. Interviewing was the main method used, and student perspectives were often accompanied by other data sources. The article concludes with a discussion on the silencing of already marginalised sub-groups and the importance of approaching research as an ethical enterprise.
{"title":"Whose voices are being heard? A scoping review of research on school experiences among persons with autism and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder","authors":"Shruti Taneja-Johansson","doi":"10.1080/13632752.2023.2202441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2023.2202441","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The purpose of this scoping review is to critically examine empirical research that draws on first-person experiences of schooling among students with autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well as to map whose voices are heard in research and where the current knowledge gaps are. The review examined key characteristics of this body of research in relation to the publication context and research methodology. Studies were identified through a systematic scoping review of research published between January 2000 and December 2021 in four electronic databases and a subsequent ancestry search. Fifty-eight articles met the inclusion criteria. The results show an increased research interest in first-person accounts of schooling from 2016 onwards. The autism voice dominated over ADHD and was strongly skewed towards the academically able group. There was an overrepresentation of boys and secondary school children across the studies. Characteristics such as the child’s social class, ethnicity and socioeconomic background were largely neglected, with details associated with the diagnosis being foregrounded. Interviewing was the main method used, and student perspectives were often accompanied by other data sources. The article concludes with a discussion on the silencing of already marginalised sub-groups and the importance of approaching research as an ethical enterprise.","PeriodicalId":46308,"journal":{"name":"EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES","volume":"23 9 1","pages":"32 - 51"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82678753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2023.2207251
Segun Emmanuel Adewoye, Nettie N Ndou
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to ascertain how the four domains of self-debasing cognitive distortions, namely personalisation, catastrophising, overgeneralisation and selective abstraction could predict or inform bullying bystanders’ emotional disturbance in reactions to witnessing bullying. A descriptive case study research design was adopted. Ten school bullying bystanders were purposefully selected to participate in the study. Interviews were recorded on a voice recorder and then transcribed. Qualitative data were analysed through inductive thematic analysis. The findings of this study revealed that personalisation evoked bystanders’ self-blame and feelings of guilt, catastrophising amplified bystanders’ anxiety and fear over generalisation-induced and exacerbated bystanders’ negative perceptions of school safety, and selective abstraction led to indirect co-victimisation. It is recommended that school psychologist, councilors and behavioural healthcare service providers should teach victims of bullying, especially bystanders, how to recognise, challenge and reappraise negative and unhelpful thoughts and feelings related to their experiences.
{"title":"Self-debasing cognitive distortions as predictor of emotional disturbance among school bullying bystanders","authors":"Segun Emmanuel Adewoye, Nettie N Ndou","doi":"10.1080/13632752.2023.2207251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2023.2207251","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to ascertain how the four domains of self-debasing cognitive distortions, namely personalisation, catastrophising, overgeneralisation and selective abstraction could predict or inform bullying bystanders’ emotional disturbance in reactions to witnessing bullying. A descriptive case study research design was adopted. Ten school bullying bystanders were purposefully selected to participate in the study. Interviews were recorded on a voice recorder and then transcribed. Qualitative data were analysed through inductive thematic analysis. The findings of this study revealed that personalisation evoked bystanders’ self-blame and feelings of guilt, catastrophising amplified bystanders’ anxiety and fear over generalisation-induced and exacerbated bystanders’ negative perceptions of school safety, and selective abstraction led to indirect co-victimisation. It is recommended that school psychologist, councilors and behavioural healthcare service providers should teach victims of bullying, especially bystanders, how to recognise, challenge and reappraise negative and unhelpful thoughts and feelings related to their experiences.","PeriodicalId":46308,"journal":{"name":"EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES","volume":"15 1","pages":"86 - 97"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82168528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2023.2199480
T. Hennig, K. Reininger, Marie-Luise Schütt, J. Doll, Gabi Ricken
ABSTRACT Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a frequent diagnosis among children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. However, it is unclear which specific beliefs teachers hold about the disorder and how these shape their expectations. Essentialist beliefs about ADHD (the assumption that individuals with ADHD are fundamentally different from others) are prevalent in scientific and public discourse, but they may raise inauspicious expectations that could trigger negative self-fulfilling prophecies. In an online study, we randomly assigned preservice teachers (N = 213) to a group in which essentialist beliefs about ADHD were induced vs. a control group. The experimental manipulation induced essentialist beliefs, though only in a subgroup. In participants who had more previous experience with ADHD, essentialist beliefs could be induced and were associated with some of the pessimistic expectations studied. Our preliminary findings appear promising and should be further investigated to improve teacher training and to better support children with ADHD.
{"title":"Essentialist beliefs about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): an empirical study with preservice teachers","authors":"T. Hennig, K. Reininger, Marie-Luise Schütt, J. Doll, Gabi Ricken","doi":"10.1080/13632752.2023.2199480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2023.2199480","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a frequent diagnosis among children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. However, it is unclear which specific beliefs teachers hold about the disorder and how these shape their expectations. Essentialist beliefs about ADHD (the assumption that individuals with ADHD are fundamentally different from others) are prevalent in scientific and public discourse, but they may raise inauspicious expectations that could trigger negative self-fulfilling prophecies. In an online study, we randomly assigned preservice teachers (N = 213) to a group in which essentialist beliefs about ADHD were induced vs. a control group. The experimental manipulation induced essentialist beliefs, though only in a subgroup. In participants who had more previous experience with ADHD, essentialist beliefs could be induced and were associated with some of the pessimistic expectations studied. Our preliminary findings appear promising and should be further investigated to improve teacher training and to better support children with ADHD.","PeriodicalId":46308,"journal":{"name":"EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES","volume":"10 1","pages":"52 - 67"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83514497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2023.2215036
C. Chessell, K. Harvey, Brynjar Halldorsson, A. Farrington, C. Creswell
ABSTRACT Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has negative impacts on affected preadolescent children; however, little is known about parents’ experiences of parenting a preadolescent child with OCD, and limited provision exists to help parents to support their children. This study aimed to explore parents’ experiences of parenting a preadolescent child with OCD using semi-structured, qualitative interviews to inform the development of such provision. Twenty-two parents (15 mothers; 7 fathers) of 16 children (7- to 14-years-old) who had experienced OCD were interviewed. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to generate two overarching themes: (1) challenge and frustration, and (2) helplessness, and five themes: (1) the journey to understanding and coming to terms with OCD, (2) the battle for support, (3) navigating how to respond to OCD, (4) OCD is in control, and (5) the emotional turmoil of parenting a preadolescent child with OCD. The need for clear, accessible, and scalable support for parents of preadolescent children with OCD was identified.
{"title":"Parents’ experiences of parenting a preadolescent child with OCD: A qualitative study","authors":"C. Chessell, K. Harvey, Brynjar Halldorsson, A. Farrington, C. Creswell","doi":"10.1080/13632752.2023.2215036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2023.2215036","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has negative impacts on affected preadolescent children; however, little is known about parents’ experiences of parenting a preadolescent child with OCD, and limited provision exists to help parents to support their children. This study aimed to explore parents’ experiences of parenting a preadolescent child with OCD using semi-structured, qualitative interviews to inform the development of such provision. Twenty-two parents (15 mothers; 7 fathers) of 16 children (7- to 14-years-old) who had experienced OCD were interviewed. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to generate two overarching themes: (1) challenge and frustration, and (2) helplessness, and five themes: (1) the journey to understanding and coming to terms with OCD, (2) the battle for support, (3) navigating how to respond to OCD, (4) OCD is in control, and (5) the emotional turmoil of parenting a preadolescent child with OCD. The need for clear, accessible, and scalable support for parents of preadolescent children with OCD was identified.","PeriodicalId":46308,"journal":{"name":"EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES","volume":"34 1","pages":"68 - 85"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86091586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-02DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2023.2171344
V. Feingold, J. Rowley
ABSTRACT Permanent exclusion from primary school is an issue of national and local concern; previous literature has primarily focused on secondary school experiences of school exclusion. Furthermore, research offering detailed insights into the experience of permanent exclusion from the perspectives of pupils, parents and school staff is limited. This research aims to provide an in-depth exploration of the stories of permanent exclusion from primary school in England from the perspectives of two pupils, three parents and two members of school staff. Using a qualitative design and narrative inquiry approach, data was gathered through unstructured interviews. The findings illustrate the emotional impact of permanent exclusion from primary school as well as the wider impact it can have on family life. This research illustrates the complexity of permanent exclusion in how it is experienced through interacting systems and discourses of SEN and inclusion. Implications for schools and professionals within the wider systems are suggested.
{"title":"Journeys of endurance: stories of exclusion from pupils, caregivers and school professionals","authors":"V. Feingold, J. Rowley","doi":"10.1080/13632752.2023.2171344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2023.2171344","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Permanent exclusion from primary school is an issue of national and local concern; previous literature has primarily focused on secondary school experiences of school exclusion. Furthermore, research offering detailed insights into the experience of permanent exclusion from the perspectives of pupils, parents and school staff is limited. This research aims to provide an in-depth exploration of the stories of permanent exclusion from primary school in England from the perspectives of two pupils, three parents and two members of school staff. Using a qualitative design and narrative inquiry approach, data was gathered through unstructured interviews. The findings illustrate the emotional impact of permanent exclusion from primary school as well as the wider impact it can have on family life. This research illustrates the complexity of permanent exclusion in how it is experienced through interacting systems and discourses of SEN and inclusion. Implications for schools and professionals within the wider systems are suggested.","PeriodicalId":46308,"journal":{"name":"EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES","volume":"39 3","pages":"310 - 329"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72390824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-02DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2022.2141871
Caron Lawson, Kathy Prentice, Janine M. Jennings, K. Johnston
ABSTRACT Children excluded from school often have a range of unidentified needs that may directly contribute to their behaviour. Research and policy highlight the absence of screening for difficulties in children at risk of exclusion. This study aimed to assess and explore the feasibility and acceptability of neurodevelopmental and mental health screening of secondary school children with two or more fixed-term exclusions, as well as compare differences in rates to matched controls. Mental health and neurodevelopmental measures were collected from 40 children aged 11–16, 13 parents and 9 teachers. The screening process was feasible and acceptable for the children, however there was limited informant response. Case participants showed elevated levels across all screening measures compared to matched control participants. This study highlights the range of difficulties experienced by children at risk of exclusion from school and suggests a screening process may help to identify underlying neurodevelopmental and mental health difficulties.
{"title":"First steps towards a mental health and neurodevelopmental screening of secondary school children following two fixed-term school exclusions in the UK","authors":"Caron Lawson, Kathy Prentice, Janine M. Jennings, K. Johnston","doi":"10.1080/13632752.2022.2141871","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2022.2141871","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Children excluded from school often have a range of unidentified needs that may directly contribute to their behaviour. Research and policy highlight the absence of screening for difficulties in children at risk of exclusion. This study aimed to assess and explore the feasibility and acceptability of neurodevelopmental and mental health screening of secondary school children with two or more fixed-term exclusions, as well as compare differences in rates to matched controls. Mental health and neurodevelopmental measures were collected from 40 children aged 11–16, 13 parents and 9 teachers. The screening process was feasible and acceptable for the children, however there was limited informant response. Case participants showed elevated levels across all screening measures compared to matched control participants. This study highlights the range of difficulties experienced by children at risk of exclusion from school and suggests a screening process may help to identify underlying neurodevelopmental and mental health difficulties.","PeriodicalId":46308,"journal":{"name":"EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES","volume":"52 1","pages":"280 - 296"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85160215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-02DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2022.2122285
V. Williamson, M. Larkin, Tessa Reardon, T. Ford, S. Spence, Fran Morgan, Creswell Cathy
ABSTRACT Few children with mental health problems access evidence-based interventions. Primary schools may be an ideal setting to improve access to treatment through screening and intervention programmes, but some families’ circumstances and experiences may increase barriers to benefiting from this approach. Interviews were carried out with parents of children living in potentially challenging circumstances, including foster and military-connected families. We aimed to explore parent perceptions of a school-based screening/intervention programme and potential barriers to uptake. Parents described that due to their past experiences, that they might not trust or engage with a school-based screening/intervention. Nonetheless, parents considered that the delivery of a sensitive school screening/intervention programme might provide an opportunity for schools to strengthen their relationship with families. These findings highlight the need for future school-based screening/intervention programmes for child mental health to consider the needs of families of children from varied circumstances, and ensure steps are taken to promote trust.
{"title":"Primary school-based screening for childhood mental health problems and intervention delivery: a qualitative study of parents in challenging circumstances","authors":"V. Williamson, M. Larkin, Tessa Reardon, T. Ford, S. Spence, Fran Morgan, Creswell Cathy","doi":"10.1080/13632752.2022.2122285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2022.2122285","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Few children with mental health problems access evidence-based interventions. Primary schools may be an ideal setting to improve access to treatment through screening and intervention programmes, but some families’ circumstances and experiences may increase barriers to benefiting from this approach. Interviews were carried out with parents of children living in potentially challenging circumstances, including foster and military-connected families. We aimed to explore parent perceptions of a school-based screening/intervention programme and potential barriers to uptake. Parents described that due to their past experiences, that they might not trust or engage with a school-based screening/intervention. Nonetheless, parents considered that the delivery of a sensitive school screening/intervention programme might provide an opportunity for schools to strengthen their relationship with families. These findings highlight the need for future school-based screening/intervention programmes for child mental health to consider the needs of families of children from varied circumstances, and ensure steps are taken to promote trust.","PeriodicalId":46308,"journal":{"name":"EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES","volume":"80 1","pages":"267 - 279"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78455369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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