TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - 'How I feel about my school': the construction and validation of a measure of wellbeing at school for primary school children
JO  - Clinical child psychology and psychiatry
A1  - Allen, Kate
A1  - Marlow, Ruth
A1  - Edwards, Vanessa
A1  - Parker, Claire
A1  - Rodgers, Lauren
A1  - Ukoumunne, Obioha C.
A1  - Seem, Edward Chan
A1  - Hayes, Rachel
A1  - Price, Anna
A1  - Ford, Tamsin
SP  - 25
EP  - 41
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1045
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104516687612
ID  - ref1
ER  -