Theoretical and Practical Study of the Concept of Social and Emotional Health by Michael J. Furlong Applied to the Selection of Teenagers and Youth

Abstract

Based on the analysis of scientific research, it has been concluded that the methodology ‘Social Emotional Health Survey - Secondary’ (SEHS-S) with meta-construct of covitality is a universal tool in order to define the social and emotional health of teenagers and young people; it has also been found that the meta-construct of covitality is essentially related to other psychological constructs, such as emotional intelligence, vitality, social competence and mental health. In the research that was conducted in Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy (Timofejeva, 2015), the method of M.J. Furlong has been adapted to the Russian language, Latvian language interpretation of the notion of covitality has been proposed offering terms ‘Sociāli emocionālās veselības faktors’ or SEV (social and emotional health factor) or ‘sinerģiskā vitalitāte’ (‘synergic vitality’). Furthermore, a theoretically constructive model of the author has been created. Within this model, a new correlation has been hypothetically predicted between meta-construct of covitality (SEV-factor) and other scientifically acknowledged psycho-social constructs and notions: psycho-social prerequisites of the SEV factor and psychological options that depend on the level of the SEV factor. During the research, a selection of several teenagers and young people - students of comprehensive schools of Riga - with Russian as their native language was made (n=184). It was found that the applied methodology is valid for the selection of Russian-speaking teenagers/youth of Latvia and that it can be recommended to the psychologists of schools as a new psychometric tool for their professionally practical duties. The data obtained within the research is planned to be used for comparisons with a similar research conducted in Lithuania (Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences), led by doc. A. Petrulytė.

Social-Emotional Health and Psychological Well-Being among Church School Students

“…It can be believed that adolescents who receive family support, are grateful and self-aware, have better relationships with others. The results of the present study are partly consistent with the findings of the study of other authors (Gajdošová et al, 2018;Timofejová et al, 2016;Gálová & Veselková, 2012).…”

Development and preliminary validation of the parent version of the Social Emotional Health Survey‐Secondary

“…The initial validation study reported high internal reliability scores for the first‐order factors, including belief‐in‐self ( α = .76), belief‐in‐ others ( α = .81), emotional competence ( α = .78), and engaged living ( α = .87; Furlong et al, 2014). Further, the SEHS‐S has demonstrated strong psychometric properties across validation studies occurring with diverse samples, including evidence for its higher‐order structural invariance model across US sociocultural groups (You et al, 2015), as well as international populations (e.g., Lee et al, 2016; Timofejeva et al, 2016). It has also demonstrated relationships with educationally relevant outcomes for youth, such as prosocial behavior, academic perseverance, and subjective well‐being, among others (Furlong et al, 2014; Renshaw et al, 2014).…”

Διαστάσεις Ψυχοκοινωνικής Προσαρμογής Μαθητών Γυμνασίου Και Η Σχέση Τους Με Το Σχολικό Κλίμα Και Τις Σύγχρονες Κοινωνικοοικονομικές Συνθήκες Στην Ελλάδα

“…Thapa et al, 2012. Εντούτοις, στην παρούσα έρευνα αγόρια και κορίτσια δεν φάνηκαν να διαφοροποιούνται ως προς την ψυχοκοινωνική και συναισθηματική υγεία, εύρημα το οποία επιβεβαιώνουν συναφείς έρευνες (Furlong, et al, 2013. Timofejeva, Svence, & Petrulite, 2016.…”