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Title: | Social, emotional and behavioral difficulties in Maltese schools : a multilevel model |
Authors: | Camilleri, Liberato Cefai, Carmel Cooper, Paul |
Keywords: | School children -- Malta Multilevel models (Statistics) Child psychology Behavior disorders in children |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
Publisher: | ASERS Publishing |
Citation: | Camilleri, L., Cefai, C., & Cooper, P. (2011). Social, emotional and behavioral difficulties in Maltese schools : a multilevel model. Journal of Research in Educational Sciences, 2(1), 3-15. |
Abstract: | Social, emotional and behavioral difficulties (SEBD) in schools are a complex phenomenon resulting from various factors, including biological, psychological and social factors. The main objective of this paper is to identify student-, class- and school-related factors that are significantly related to SEBD - seeking to develop new ways of understanding and preventing SEBD in Maltese schools. A proper methodology for analyzing hierarchical structured data where observations are nested within groups is multilevel modeling. This paper presents a three-level random intercept model that accommodates random effect within each level of nesting and examines the contribution of a number of predictors in explaining variations in the SEBD scores elicited from 5300 students attending primary and secondary state, church and independent schools. The model identifies student- related variables, particularly engagement, diagnosis and intervention, as better predictors of SEBD than class- and school- related variables. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/19212 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - CenRSEH Scholarly Works - FacSciSOR Scholarly Works - FacSoWPsy |
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