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ArticleThe British journal of developmental psychology2025

Social-emotional competencies and psychological well-being across secondary school transition.

Christopher Shum, Samantha Dockray, Stephen Gallagher, Jennifer McMahon

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Christopher ShumDepartment of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-6947-5974
Samantha DockraySchool of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Stephen GallagherDepartment of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Jennifer McMahonDepartment of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.

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Abstract

This study profiled the association between social-emotional competencies, psychological well-being (PWB), and secondary/middle school transition. Analysis drew from 233 sixth-class/sixth-grade students aged 11-13 years who completed measures of emotion regulation, perceived social support, self-esteem, and PWB at baseline and 1-month follow-up in primary school, and at 6-month follow-up post-secondary school transition. COVID-19 school closures, school socioeconomic status and gender were examined as moderators. Repeated-measures multi-level models revealed a significant decline in boys' emotional suppression use, an increase in boys' self-esteem, and a decline in girls' PWB across the transition. Further, perceived social support, self-esteem, and gender were significant predictors of post-transition PWB while controlling for baseline PWB. This highlights the importance of enhancing social support and self-esteem across secondary school transition and considering gender differences in school transition effects. Policymakers should consider interventions that bolster these factors during this critical developmental phase.

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Adolescent BehaviorCOVID-19Emotional RegulationSelf ConceptSocial SkillsSocial SupportStudentsAdolescentChildFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMalePsychological Well-BeingSchoolsSex Factorspsychological well‐beingsecondary school transitionsocial–emotional competencies

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PMID40205743
PMCPMC12505837

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