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Associations between School Readiness and Student Wellbeing: A Six-Year Follow Up Study

It is well established that children’s school readiness is associated with their later academic achievement, but less is known about whether school readiness is also associated with other measures of school success, such as students’ social and emotional wellbeing. While some previous research has shown a link between early social and emotional development and student wellbeing, results are mixed and the strength of these relationships vary depending on whether data is based on child, teachers or parents ratings and which specific student wellbeing outcomes are measured.

Citation:
Gregory T, Dal Grande E, Brushe M, Engelhardt D, Luddy S, Guhn M, Gadermann A, Schonert-Reichl KA, Brinkman S. Associations between School Readiness and Student Wellbeing: A Six-Year Follow Up Study. Child Indic Res. 2020;14(1):369-90.

Keywords:
Child development; social and emotional wellbeing; life satisfaction; optimism; internalising behaviour; subjective wellbeing

Abstract:
It is well established that children’s school readiness is associated with their later academic achievement, but less is known about whether school readiness is also associated with other measures of school success, such as students’ social and emotional wellbeing. While some previous research has shown a link between early social and emotional development and student wellbeing, results are mixed and the strength of these relationships vary depending on whether data is based on child, teachers or parents ratings and which specific student wellbeing outcomes are measured.