No single measure exists that assesses children's emotional wellbeing in the context of primary-secondary school transitions; existing measure designs are inadequate¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · theoretical r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The international systematic literature review found no single measure assessing children's emotional wellbeing in the transitions context. → Bagnall 2025 q2 i? Three measure designs used in the field (transitions-only, wellbeing-only, or unrelated pairs) are all inadequate for holistic assessment. → Bagnall 2025 (2)

Evidence¶

Bagnall 2025¶

Bagnall, C. L., Jindal-Snape, D., Banwell, E., Panayiotou, M., Mason, C., & Qualter, P. (2025). Emotional Wellbeing in the Context of Primary-Secondary School Transitions: A Concept Analysis Paper. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-09990-6

q2 · i? · theoretical · r3

International systematic literature review (Bagnall & Jindal-Snape, 2023) of child self-report measures used in transitions research. The review found "no single measure which assesses children's emotional wellbeing in the context of primary-secondary school transitions".

"It was found that, to date, there is no single measure which assesses children's emotional wellbeing in the context of primary-secondary school transitions."

Bagnall 2025 (2)¶

Bagnall, C. L., Jindal-Snape, D., Banwell, E., Panayiotou, M., Mason, C., & Qualter, P. (2025). Emotional Wellbeing in the Context of Primary-Secondary School Transitions: A Concept Analysis Paper. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-09990-6

q2 · i? · theoretical · r3

The review classified measure use into three designs: transitions experiences only, emotional wellbeing only, or unrelated pairs of measures, and judged all three unable to assess the contextually specific construct, inhibiting progress in the field.

"All three of these measure designs are inadequate, as they are unable to holistically assess emotional wellbeing in the context of primary-secondary school transitions."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• In the 60-article review of quantitative transitions studies, 50 articles did not explicitly conceptualise wellbeing, and seven factors were associated with emotional wellbeing across 38 articles — related
• There is a need for a standardised, validated wellbeing instrument suitable for longitudinal use to evaluate primary-secondary transitions interventions — related