A preliminary psychometric investigation of a brief positive school experiences scale.

ABSTRACT: IntroductionUniversal screening using measures of mental health symptoms is discounted by UK schools due to stakeholder concerns. This is a preliminary study of the psychometric properties of a new Brief Positive School Experiences (B-PSEs) scale, devised to assess associations between cumulative positive school experiences (PSEs) and adolescent mental health as part of a PhD project that explored PSEs count as a potential proxy measure of adolescent mental health risk.MethodsFive teachers developed a brief 19-item PSEs measure. 460 adolescents (aged 14-16) completed a survey based on these items and items measuring mental health (N = 460). Exploratory factor analysis and measures of internal consistency assessed the scale's preliminary psychometric properties.ResultsThe B-PSEs scal

SUBMITTER: Hamill R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12705863 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature