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Portuguese Adaptation of Students' Engagement in Schools International Scale (SESIS)

Publication . Veiga, Feliciano Henriques; Bahia, Sara; Nogueira, João; Melo, Madalena; Caldeira, Suzana Nunes; Festas, Isabel; Taveira, Céu; Galvão, Diana; Janeiro, Isabel; Conboy, Joseph; Carvalho, Célia; Almeida, Ana; Pereira, Tiago

Context: The importance of student’s engagement has been recently pointed out in research. However, there has been a lack of engagement assessment instrument, pertaining psychometric qualities. Objective: This paper presents the Portuguese adaptation of the “Student’s Engagement in School International Scale” (SESIS), drawn up from a12 countries international study (Lam et al., 2012; Lam et al., in press). Method: Psychometric properties of this scale were examined with data from 685 students from different grades (6th, 7th, 9th and 10th), from both sexes, and different regions of the country. Results: Factorial analysis of the results, with varimax rotation, lead to three different factors which explain 50.88% of the variance. The scale integrates the original 33 items, and cognitive, affective and behavioural dimensions. For the external validity study, the relationship between student’s engagement in school results and other school variables — academic performance, self-concept — was considered, and significant relations were observed, as expected. Conclusion: The data presented highlights the qualities of SESIS, as well as its usefulness for research purposes. Suggestion: It is suggested the investigation of the extension of SESIS’s three-dimensionality, in future studiesKeywords: Innovation, technology, research projects, etc.

2012-11Conference object

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Cyberbullying and students' engagement in school : a literature review

Publication . Veiga, Feliciano Henriques; García, Fernando; Almeida, Ana; Caldeira, Suzana Nunes; Galvão, Diana

Bullying is one of today’s biggest problems. Bullying is the intentional repeated aggression directed at a target individual. There is substantial evidence of the negative psychological and health outcomes associated with bullying. It occurs very frequently, especially in adolescence, and action is needed to lessen its causes and alleviate its consequences. Research has shown that behavior problems usually interact with other risk and protection factors, as well as with factors of etiological development. This book discusses the prevalence, psychological impacts and intervention strategies of bullying.

2014Book part

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