NORC at the University of Chicago’s Post

NORC’s Caroline Lancaster shares a novel approach to surveying students on social-emotional health. She and her team identified five distinct groups of students and characterized their strengths and challenges. “20% of students reported facing some sort of difficulties. We sought to identify groups of students with similar challenges.” Two groups, around 80% of students, were found to be doing relatively well. “This is particularly encouraging, given that our study took place during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Of the remaining students, however: — 7% were found to be in a “cyberbullying” group, with an elevated risk of involvement in peer violence. — 2% were in an “externalizing” group, reporting significant feelings of hostility and more likely to be a victim and perpetrator of violence. — 9% were in an “internalizing” class, with higher levels of anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicidal ideation. See more of Caroline’s insights on our site: https://ow.ly/1Co450Qiluq