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Associations of Social and Emotional Competencies, Academic Efficacy Beliefs, and Emotional Distress among Students in Lower Secondary School
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Vestad, Lene; Bru, Edvin; Virtanen, Tuomo E.; Stallard, Paul N. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2021
This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate how perceived social-emotional competencies (SECs), relationship skills, emotional regulation, and the ability to structure schoolwork at school and at home were associated with academic efficacy belief (AEB) and emotional distress among 1142 Norwegian eighth-grade students. The students answered an…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Self Efficacy, Beliefs
Intentions to Quit Upper Secondary Education among First Generation Immigrants and Native Norwegians: The Role of Loneliness and Peer Victimization
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Fandrem, Hildegunn; Tvedt, Maren Stabel; Virtanen, Tuomo; Bru, Edvin – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2021
Dropout from upper secondary education is a persistent educational problem, particularly among first-generation immigrant youth. This study examined factors associated with intentions to dropout to gain further insight into the process of leaving upper secondary education. The analyses of 1299 Norwegian first-year upper secondary school students'…
Descriptors: Intention, Potential Dropouts, Secondary School Students, Immigrants
School Factors Associated with School Refusal- and Truancy-Related Reasons for School Non-Attendance
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Havik, Trude; Bru, Edvin; Ertesvåg, Sigrun K. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2015
The primary aim of this study was to investigate how students' perceptions of relationships with peers at school and teachers' classroom management are associated with school refusal-related reasons and truancy-related reasons for school non-attendance. The study included controls for emotional stability and relevant parental variables. A student…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Peer Relationship, Classroom Techniques, Truancy
The Zero Programme against Bullying: Effects of the Programme in the Context of the Norwegian Manifesto against Bullying
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Roland, Erling; Bru, Edvin; Midthassel, Unni Vere; Vaaland, Grete S. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2010
The anti-bullying programme "Zero" was implemented at 146 Norwegian primary schools. The outcome among pupils was evaluated after 12 months of the total 16-month period using an age-equivalent design. The present study shows that bullying was reduced among pupils in the schools participating in the Zero programme. Moreover, National…
Descriptors: College Students, Bullying, National Surveys, Foreign Countries
Academic Outcomes in School Classes with Markedly Disruptive Pupils
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Bru, Edvin – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2009
The aim of the present research is to investigate the degree to which average academic outcomes in secondary school classes are associated with the inclusion of markedly disruptive pupils. Findings are based on two separate studies among pupils in Norwegian secondary schools. The first study included a relatively large sample of 2,332 pupils from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Behavior Problems
The Relationships between Negative Life Events, Perceived Support in the School Environment and Depressive Symptoms among Norwegian Senior High School Students: A Prospective Study
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Murberg, Terje A.; Bru, Edvin – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2009
The present study prospectively explored the main and interactive effect of negative life events and social support from teachers and classroom peers on depressive symptoms in a sample of 198 (111 females, 87 males) students in a Norwegian senior high school. In the longitudinal multivariate analyses, self-reported depressive symptom levels at…
Descriptors: High School Students, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology)