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Publication Date: 2020-Sep
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Type of Disability, Gender, and Age Affect School Satisfaction: Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study
Arciuli, Joanne; Emerson, Eric
British Journal of Educational Psychology, v90 n3 p870-885 Sep 2020
Background: Self-reported school satisfaction is an important indicator of child and adolescent well-being. Few studies have examined how disability, gender, and age affect school satisfaction. Aim: We sought to determine whether the interaction between disability and gender with regard to self-reported school satisfaction might be specific to particular types of disability and particular ages. Methods: We undertook secondary analysis of Waves 5 and 6 of the UK's Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), a nationally representative sample of children born 2000-2002. MCS is the fourth in the series of British birth cohort studies. Result: At 11 years of age (n = 12,207), school satisfaction was significantly higher for girls and those without disabilities. By contrast, at 14 (n = 10,933), school satisfaction was significantly higher for boys and those without disabilities. Subsequent analyses of gender moderation of the association between disability and school satisfaction revealed a significant interaction between gender and disabilities associated with mental health and with dexterity, respectively, at 14 years but not at age 11. Conclusion: These findings will inform future research endeavours, policy, and practice in psychology, education, and other areas associated with child development and disability.
Descriptors: Student Satisfaction, Gender Differences, Individual Differences, Foreign Countries, Measurement Techniques, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Students with Disabilities, Mental Health
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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