ERIC Number: EJ1189184
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 15
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Are Greek School Students Flourishing?
Didaskalou, Eleni; Andreou, Eleni; Roussi-Vergou, Christina; Skrzypiec, Grace
Pastoral Care in Education, v36 n3 p223-237 2018
Schools have a key role in promoting student social and emotional development and are encouraged to serve as a primary source of support, especially for those learners in need of special attention for addressing their needs. Young people's subjective emotional-social well-being is a general indicator of their mental health status. In this article, we present an assessment of the emotional, psychological and social well-being of Greek adolescent students, determine whether they are flourishing or languishing and investigate whether well-being varies by gender, age and year level. Analysis of data from over 500 Greek adolescent students (year levels 6-10) who completed the Mental Health Continuum (MHC) scale indicated that over half of the participants were flourishing, while only a small proportion were languishing and the remainder had moderate mental health. Gender differences were identified with female students reporting more challenges to their well-being than their male peers. Additionally, younger students were more likely to be flourishing than older students.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Development, Emotional Development, Well Being, Adolescents, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Instructional Program Divisions, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Mental Health, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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