%0 Journal Article
%T 'How I feel about my school': the construction and validation of a measure of wellbeing at school for primary school children
%J Clinical child psychology and psychiatry
%D 2018
%A Allen, Kate
%A Marlow, Ruth
%A Edwards, Vanessa
%A Parker, Claire
%A Rodgers, Lauren
%A Ukoumunne, Obioha C.
%A Seem, Edward Chan
%A Hayes, Rachel
%A Price, Anna
%A Ford, Tamsin
%V 23
%N 1
%P 25-41
%X There is a growing focus on child wellbeing and happiness in schools, but we lack self-report measures for very young children. Three samples ( N = 2345) were combined to assess the psychometric properties of the How I Feel About My School (HIFAMS) questionnaire, which was designed for children aged 4-8 years. Test-retest reliability was moderate (intraclass correlation coefficient = .62). HIFAMS assessed a single concept and had moderate internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha values from.62 to.67). There were low correlations between scores on the child-reported HIFAMS and parent and teacher reports. Children at risk of exclusion had significantly lower HIFAMS scores than the community sample (mean difference = 2.4; 95% confidence interval (CI) = [1.6, 3.2]; p < .001). Schools contributed only 4.5% of the variability in HIFAMS score, the remaining 95.5% reflecting pupil differences within schools. Girls' scores were 0.37 units (95% CI = [0.16, 0.57]; p < .001) higher than boys, while year group and deprivation did not predict HIFAMS score. HIFAMS is a promising measure that demonstrates moderate reliability and discriminates between groups even among very young children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 1359-1045
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104516687612