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Moffa, Kathryn; Dowdy, Erin; Furlong, Michael J. – Grantee Submission, 2018
Approximately one out of every three or four youths worldwide will meet the criteria for a formal mental health disorder in their lifetime (Costello, Mustillo, Keller, & Angold, 2004). Considering that approximately half of all mental disorders have onset by 14 years of age (World Health Organization, 2014), it is important to be mindful of…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Screening Tests, School Health Services, Barriers
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Moffa, Kathryn; Dowdy, Erin; Furlong, Michael J. – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2016
Considering the many positive outcomes associated with adolescents' sense of school belonging, including psychological functioning, it is possible that including an assessment of school belonging within a complete mental health screening process could contribute to the prediction of students' future mental health status. This exploratory study…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Student School Relationship, High School Students, Mental Health
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Furlong, Michael J.; Fullchange, Aileen; Dowdy, Erin – School Psychology Quarterly, 2017
Student surveys are often used for school-based mental health screening; hence, it is critical to evaluate the authenticity of information obtained via the self-report format. The objective of this study was to examine the possible effects of mischievous response patterns on school-based screening results. The present study included 1,857 high…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Surveys, Responses, Ethics