Effect of pastoral care on eating behaviours and psychological wellbeing in UK schools
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- Title
- Effect of pastoral care on eating behaviours and psychological wellbeing in UK schools
- Creator
- Stephanie V. Watterson
- Supervisor
- Dr Amy Harrison.
- Date
- 2015
- Abstract
- Background information: Eating disorders (ED) are serious mental health conditions which can be fatal. With the peak age of onset being between 10-19 years, schools are in a key position to implement preventative measures, provide support to those at risk and/or during recovery. However school staff frequently report feeling ill-equipped in identifying and supporting students. Aims: To investigate how the prevalence of eating disordered behaviours and general psychological wellbeing of 16-19 year olds differ depending on the level of school-based pastoral care provided. Participants: 425 individuals from five UK schools participated (female. n = 221, male. n = 192, missing data n = 10) aged 16-19 (M = 17.14, SD = .76). Method: Participants (n = 425) completed the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) and the Health of the Nations Outcomes Scale for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA). Additionally each schools pastoral care was rated according to the level of provision. Results: Data indicate that the psychological wellbeing of students is affected by the level of pastoral care provided by schools (çp² = .02). Moreover, the level of provision significantly impacted the prevalence of eating disorder symptoms (çp² = .06). When general psychological wellbeing was controlled for, there were no differences in incidence of ED symptoms between schools. Conclusions/implications: The current study reinforces the importance of the provision of high level pastoral care in schools. Future research could follow-up the long-term mental health outcomes of students whose schools who have implemented specialist ED policies or increased pastoral provision.
- Subject
- Eating disorders in adolescence|Eating disorders in children||
- Psychology
- Extent
- 118 pages
- Format
- Publisher
- Regent's University London
- degree
- MSc Psychology
- Language
- English
- Date Issued
- 2015
- Type
- Thesis & Dissertation
- Rights Holder
- Regent's University London & Stephanie V. Watterson
- Item sets
- Theses or Dissertation