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Dr. Michael Furlong
University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA

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Journal article
Published: 13 April 2021 in Journal of Positive School Psychology
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Students’ experiences of boredom at school are receiving increased research attention. Most inquiries to date have focused on how often students experience boredom in classroom situations and in specific subject areas. Despite its frequency, limited research efforts have explored how students’ boredom experiences might inform positive education initiatives. This paper examines students’ school boredom experiences from a positive education lens through which school mental health professionals can evaluate students’ school boredom experiences systematically. We introduce the School Boredom Mindset (SBM) concept that identifies a subset of high-risk students expressing unfavorable school attitudes. A preliminary analysis of 2,331 California secondary (Grades 7-12) students’ responses on well-being indicators explored the SBM’s viability. The findings show that students with the strongest SBM reported substantially lower well-being than their peers. The discussion offers suggestions for future research needed to evaluate the SBM concept’s meaning and the value of its contribution to positive education. While this research moves forward, we provide practitioners with resources to better evaluate students’ boring feelings at school and consider its meaning within the broader effort of fostering thriving well-being

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Michael Furlong; Douglas C. Smith; Tina Springer; Erin Dowdy. Bored with school! Bored with life? Well-being characteristics associated with a school boredom mindset. Journal of Positive School Psychology 2021, 5, 42 -64.

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Michael Furlong, Douglas C. Smith, Tina Springer, Erin Dowdy. Bored with school! Bored with life? Well-being characteristics associated with a school boredom mindset. Journal of Positive School Psychology. 2021; 5 (1):42-64.

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Michael Furlong; Douglas C. Smith; Tina Springer; Erin Dowdy. 2021. "Bored with school! Bored with life? Well-being characteristics associated with a school boredom mindset." Journal of Positive School Psychology 5, no. 1: 42-64.

Original research
Published: 04 February 2021 in Journal of Well-Being Assessment
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Robust evidence links students’ positive mental health with academic achievement and provides a compelling rationale for developing and refining strength-based assessments. The Social Emotional Health Survey–Secondary (SEHS-S) assesses adolescents’ social and emotional skills and positive psychological dispositions. Previous studies provide reliability and validity evidence; nonetheless, there is a need for continued refinement and validation across diverse groups. The current study revised and standardized the updated SEHS-S-2020 to validate further its use in secondary schools (Grades 9–12) with a large, diverse adolescent sample. Study participants included 72,740 from 113 California schools (structural validation sample), 10,757 students from 15 randomly selected California schools (criterion validation sample), and 707 students from four additional California schools (test-retest sample). Data analyses examined structural validity, measurement invariance, criterion validity, internal consistency, and response stability. Results supported the SEHS-S-2020 validity across diverse groups of youth in various contexts. The discussion focuses on implications for assessing students’ psychosocial assets and universal school-based screening.

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Michael J. Furlong; Erin Dowdy; Karen Nylund-Gibson; Rhea Wagle; Delwin Carter; Tameisha Hinton. Enhancement and Standardization of a Universal Social-Emotional Health Measure for Students’ Psychological Strengths. Journal of Well-Being Assessment 2021, 1 -23.

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Michael J. Furlong, Erin Dowdy, Karen Nylund-Gibson, Rhea Wagle, Delwin Carter, Tameisha Hinton. Enhancement and Standardization of a Universal Social-Emotional Health Measure for Students’ Psychological Strengths. Journal of Well-Being Assessment. 2021; ():1-23.

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Michael J. Furlong; Erin Dowdy; Karen Nylund-Gibson; Rhea Wagle; Delwin Carter; Tameisha Hinton. 2021. "Enhancement and Standardization of a Universal Social-Emotional Health Measure for Students’ Psychological Strengths." Journal of Well-Being Assessment , no. : 1-23.

Research article
Published: 02 January 2021 in The Educational and Developmental Psychologist
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Objective: This study investigated the validity of the Social Emotional Health Survey–Primary (SEHS-P;Furlong et al., 2013), which assesses four wellness dispositions (gratitude, optimism, zest, and persistence) associated with positive youth development. Method: The sample included 995 Japanese elementary school students (Grades 4-6) attending one of four schools in and nearby Tokyo. A confirmatory factor analysis tested the fit of the hypothesized SEHS-P factor structure. Results: The model adequately fit the data. As hypothesized, items showed good factor loadings on the corresponding four factors. All parameter estimates were statistically significant (p < .01). Criterion validation examined associations between the SEHS-P and measures of psychological distress and satisfaction with classroom life. Validation coefficients were moderate to large size (.37 to .57). Reliability was good for each subscale (Alpha and Omega coefficients = .83 to .97). Conclusion: This preliminary validation of the Japanese version of SEHS-P provides a step towards introducing a much-needed, whole-school universal screening approach to support positive education in Japanese schools.

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Junko Iida; Ayako Ito; Ikuko Aoyama; Kie Sugimoto; Hiroko Endo; Meiki Chan; Michel J. Furlong. Validation of a social emotional wellness survey among Japanese elementary school students. The Educational and Developmental Psychologist 2021, 38, 121 -130.

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Junko Iida, Ayako Ito, Ikuko Aoyama, Kie Sugimoto, Hiroko Endo, Meiki Chan, Michel J. Furlong. Validation of a social emotional wellness survey among Japanese elementary school students. The Educational and Developmental Psychologist. 2021; 38 (1):121-130.

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Junko Iida; Ayako Ito; Ikuko Aoyama; Kie Sugimoto; Hiroko Endo; Meiki Chan; Michel J. Furlong. 2021. "Validation of a social emotional wellness survey among Japanese elementary school students." The Educational and Developmental Psychologist 38, no. 1: 121-130.

Journal article
Published: 01 July 2020 in School Psychology
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The protective role of students' perceptions of school climate against mental health problems has been supported in previous research, yet relatively little is known about the mechanism underlying school climate's influence on Chinese youths' depressive symptoms. Guided by the process-person-context-time model, this study examined the mediating effect of psychological suzhi (a Chinese cultural construct comprising a hierarchical, integrated set of positive psychological qualities) on the longitudinal association between perceived school climate and depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents. Students (N = 1,151; 52.2% boys; mean [M]age = 16.24, standard deviation [SD] = 0.70) from one Chinese high school participated in a 3-wave (each wave was 6 months apart) longitudinal study. Multilevel mediation models were used to analyze between- and within-person effects on the longitudinal association between perceived school climate and depressive symptoms. The results indicated that students who perceived a more positive school climate reported lower depressive symptoms than students who perceived a more negative school climate (between-person effect); however, students who perceived their school climate positively did not always directly report lower depressive symptoms across time (within-person effect). Psychological suzhi mediated the association between perceived school climate and depressive symptoms at both the between- and within-person levels. Students who perceived a more positive school climate had increased psychological suzhi, which, in turn, decreased their depressive symptoms. The findings provided implications for school-based mental health prevention services by highlighting the need for promoting both positive school climate and students' psychological suzhi. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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Qian Nie; Chunyan Yang; Zhaojun Teng; Michael J. Furlong; Yangu Pan; Cheng Guo; Dajun Zhang. Longitudinal association between school climate and depressive symptoms: The mediating role of psychological suzhi. School Psychology 2020, 35, 267 -276.

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Qian Nie, Chunyan Yang, Zhaojun Teng, Michael J. Furlong, Yangu Pan, Cheng Guo, Dajun Zhang. Longitudinal association between school climate and depressive symptoms: The mediating role of psychological suzhi. School Psychology. 2020; 35 (4):267-276.

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Qian Nie; Chunyan Yang; Zhaojun Teng; Michael J. Furlong; Yangu Pan; Cheng Guo; Dajun Zhang. 2020. "Longitudinal association between school climate and depressive symptoms: The mediating role of psychological suzhi." School Psychology 35, no. 4: 267-276.

Journal article
Published: 07 December 2019 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The Social Emotional Health Survey-Secondary (SEHS-S), which is a measure of core psychological assets based on a higher-order model of Covitality, is comprised of 36 items and four latent traits (with three measured subscales): belief in self (self-efficacy, self-awareness, and persistence), belief in others (school support, family coherence, and peer support), emotional competence (emotional regulation, behavioral self-control, and empathy), and engaged living (gratitude, zest, and optimism). Previous international studies have supported the psychometric properties of the SEHS-S. The present study extended this research by examining the psychometric properties of a Spanish-language adaptation with a sample of 1042 Spanish adolescents (Mage = 14.49, SD = 1.65.). Confirmatory factor analyses replicated the original factorial structure, with hierarchical omega between 0.66–0.93, with 0.94 for the total score. Factorial invariance across genders revealed small latent mean differences. A path model evaluated concurrent validity, which revealed a significant association between Covitality and bidimensional mental health (psychological distress and well-being). Specifically, correlational analyses showed a negative association with internalizing/externalizing symptoms, and positive associations with subjective well-being, health-related quality of life, and prosocial behaviors. This study provides an example of a culturally relevant adaptation of an international tool to measure student strengths, which is critical to planning school programming and policy.

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Jose A. Piqueras; Tiscar Rodriguez-Jimenez; Juan Carlos Marzo; Maria Rivera-Riquelme; Agustin E. Martinez-Gonzalez; Raquel Falcó; Michael J. Furlong. Social Emotional Health Survey-Secondary (SEHS-S): A Universal Screening Measure of Social-Emotional Strengths for Spanish-Speaking Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 4982 .

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Jose A. Piqueras, Tiscar Rodriguez-Jimenez, Juan Carlos Marzo, Maria Rivera-Riquelme, Agustin E. Martinez-Gonzalez, Raquel Falcó, Michael J. Furlong. Social Emotional Health Survey-Secondary (SEHS-S): A Universal Screening Measure of Social-Emotional Strengths for Spanish-Speaking Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (24):4982.

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Jose A. Piqueras; Tiscar Rodriguez-Jimenez; Juan Carlos Marzo; Maria Rivera-Riquelme; Agustin E. Martinez-Gonzalez; Raquel Falcó; Michael J. Furlong. 2019. "Social Emotional Health Survey-Secondary (SEHS-S): A Universal Screening Measure of Social-Emotional Strengths for Spanish-Speaking Adolescents." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 24: 4982.

Major article
Published: 23 July 2019 in Journal of American College Health
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Objective: Bullying is characterized by differences in power between targets and aggressors. This study examines how experiences with power dynamics in childhood bullying are associated with symptoms of depression and anxiety in college. Participants: First-year college students (N = 470) at four universities reported on childhood bullying victimization and power imbalance. Method: Participants completed an online survey in fall 2012 that assessed childhood bullying victimization and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Results: Students reporting childhood bullying victimization who indicated they were unable to defend themselves had greater symptoms of anxiety and depression than those who reported victimization but indicated they were able to defend themselves. Qualitative analyses explored why students perceived they could not defend themselves, including factors related to themselves and aggressors. Conclusion: For college students, feeling unable to defend oneself during childhood bullying victimization may be a focus for intervention and help explain diverse college outcomes associated with bullying victimization.

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Rachel Oblath; Jennifer Greif Green; Javier Guzmán; Erika D. Felix; Michael J. Furlong; Melissa Holt; Jill Sharkey. Retrospective perceptions of power imbalance in childhood bullying among college students. Journal of American College Health 2019, 68, 891 -899.

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Rachel Oblath, Jennifer Greif Green, Javier Guzmán, Erika D. Felix, Michael J. Furlong, Melissa Holt, Jill Sharkey. Retrospective perceptions of power imbalance in childhood bullying among college students. Journal of American College Health. 2019; 68 (8):891-899.

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Rachel Oblath; Jennifer Greif Green; Javier Guzmán; Erika D. Felix; Michael J. Furlong; Melissa Holt; Jill Sharkey. 2019. "Retrospective perceptions of power imbalance in childhood bullying among college students." Journal of American College Health 68, no. 8: 891-899.

Article
Published: 29 October 2018 in Journal of Community Psychology
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The current study examined the association between adolescent emotional competence, operationalized and measured at both the individual and the school levels, and gang membership. The study involved a sample of 12,040 students (51.4% females; mean = 16.9 years) participating in the biennial state department of education coordinated California Healthy Kids Survey, which assesses a range of adolescent health‐related behaviors. Hierarchical linear modeling indicated that higher levels of individual emotional competence were associated with a lower likelihood of identifying as a gang member. Moreover, a stronger negative association between emotional competence and identifying as a gang member was found when emotional competence was operationalized at the school level. Implications include the role of schools in promoting emotional regulation, empathy, and behavioral regulation of their entire student body as part of an overall strategy to reduce individual student's attraction to gangs.

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Michela Lenzi; Jill D. Sharkey; Allie Wroblewski; Michael J. Furlong; Massimo Santinello. Protecting youth from gang membership: Individual and school-level emotional competence. Journal of Community Psychology 2018, 47, 563 -578.

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Michela Lenzi, Jill D. Sharkey, Allie Wroblewski, Michael J. Furlong, Massimo Santinello. Protecting youth from gang membership: Individual and school-level emotional competence. Journal of Community Psychology. 2018; 47 (3):563-578.

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Michela Lenzi; Jill D. Sharkey; Allie Wroblewski; Michael J. Furlong; Massimo Santinello. 2018. "Protecting youth from gang membership: Individual and school-level emotional competence." Journal of Community Psychology 47, no. 3: 563-578.

Research article
Published: 01 March 2017 in Cross-Cultural Research
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This study examined the relations between core psychological self-schemas and the subjective well-being (SWB) of Turkish and California (United States) adolescents. The participants were 2,242 high school students (1,123 from Turkey and 1,119 from California). Core psychological self-schemas were measured with the Social and Emotional Health Survey–Secondary (SEHS-S) and SWB was measured by the combination of the Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS; cognitive component) and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule for Children (PANAS-C; affective component). Significant, small effect size differences were found for self-awareness, persistence, family coherence, and behavioral self-control, favoring the Turkish adolescents, and for school support, empathy, and SWB, favoring the California adolescents. Positive associations were found between the social and emotional health self-schemas and SWB for adolescents in both cultures. Multiple regression analyses indicated that self-efficacy, self-awareness, family coherence, and zest were significant predictors of SWB for both the Turkish and California samples. For the California sample only, peer support, gratitude, and optimism were significant predictors. The findings are discussed in the context of individualist and collectivist cultures.

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Bülent Baki Telef; Michael J. Furlong. Social and Emotional Psychological Factors Associated With Subjective Well-Being: A Comparison of Turkish and California Adolescents. Cross-Cultural Research 2017, 51, 491 -520.

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Bülent Baki Telef, Michael J. Furlong. Social and Emotional Psychological Factors Associated With Subjective Well-Being: A Comparison of Turkish and California Adolescents. Cross-Cultural Research. 2017; 51 (5):491-520.

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Bülent Baki Telef; Michael J. Furlong. 2017. "Social and Emotional Psychological Factors Associated With Subjective Well-Being: A Comparison of Turkish and California Adolescents." Cross-Cultural Research 51, no. 5: 491-520.

Articles
Published: 02 October 2016 in International Journal of School & Educational Psychology
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This study investigated the psychometric properties of a Turkish-language adaptation of the Social and Emotional Health Survey–Secondary (SEHS-S), a measure of core psychological assets hypothesized to be associated with adolescents' flourishing mental health. Convenience samples of students (Grades 9–12) from six Turkish high schools were used; one sample had 402 students (45% male and 55% female) and the second sample had 452 students (44% male and 56% female). Using Sample 1, confirmatory factor analysis replicated the previously identified SEHS-S higher-order factor structure, consisting of 12 subscales that formed four first-order latent traits (belief-in-self, belief-in-others, emotional competence, and engaged living) and a second-order trait (covitality). Using Sample 2, additional validity analyses showed that covitality was positively correlated with psychological resilience and prosocial behaviors. There was a negative correlation with externalized and internalized psychological distress. Acceptable alpha reliability coefficients were found for the four SEHS-S domains (males = .74–.89; females = .75–.81) and the covitality total score (.89 for males and females). The findings supported the use of the SEHS-S as a valid and reliable measurement instrument for use in positive mental health research with Turkish adolescents and generalized the SEHS-S covitality measurement model to another cultural context.

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Bülent Baki Telef; Michael J. Furlong. Adaptation and validation of the Social and Emotional Health Survey–Secondary into Turkish culture. International Journal of School & Educational Psychology 2016, 5, 255 -265.

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Bülent Baki Telef, Michael J. Furlong. Adaptation and validation of the Social and Emotional Health Survey–Secondary into Turkish culture. International Journal of School & Educational Psychology. 2016; 5 (4):255-265.

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Bülent Baki Telef; Michael J. Furlong. 2016. "Adaptation and validation of the Social and Emotional Health Survey–Secondary into Turkish culture." International Journal of School & Educational Psychology 5, no. 4: 255-265.