Oldfield, J, Hebron, J and Humphrey, N (2016) The role of school level protective factors in overcoming cumulative risk for behaviour difficulties in children with special educational needs and disabilities. Psychology in the Schools, 53 (8). pp. 831-847. ISSN 0033-3085
Abstract
The study investigated whether school level protective factors could moderate the effects cumulative risk has upon behaviour difficulties in children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The sample comprised 4288 children identified with SEND: 2660 pupils within 248 primary schools, and 1628 pupils within 57 secondary schools. Risk factors associated with increases in behaviour difficulties over an 18-month period were summed to a cumulative risk score. Various school level factors were added to multi-level models, with interaction terms computed between cumulative risk and these variables to assess their potential protective effects. The primary school model revealed a significant interaction between cumulative risk and school academic achievement in predicting behaviour difficulties. Higher levels of achievement in primary schools help reduce behaviour difficulties for children most at risk. The secondary school model evidenced a significant interaction between cumulative risk and school percentage of students eligible for free school meals (FSM). Lower proportions within a school of children eligible for FSM were associated with reductions in behaviour difficulties for children at high levels of risk. Interventions aimed at improving school level academic achievement and targeting high-risk students attending schools with large proportions of children eligible for FSM would be beneficial.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:Oldfield, J., Hebron, J. and Humphrey, N. (2016), THE ROLE OF SCHOOL LEVEL PROTECTIVE FACTORS IN OVERCOMING CUMULATIVE RISK FOR BEHAVIOR DIFFICULTIES IN CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES. Psychol. Schs., 53: 831–847, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.21950. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
Keywords: | behaviour difficulties; special educational needs and disabilities; resilience |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 Aug 2017 14:06 |
Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2018 17:48 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/pits.21950 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:119997 |