Children’s schooling experiences and child hope in South Sudan

Alexandra Blackwell, Gunnar Colleen, Jodi Scharf, Thomas Hussein, Ambaku Peter Lomena, Cosmas Ayella, Anywar Sam Okot, Eleonora Mansi, Kedir Ahmed Yimam and Kathryn Falb

International Journal of Educational Development, 2023, vol. 97, issue C

Abstract: The study aims to understand corporal violence in schools among students 10–20 in a conflict-affected community in South Sudan, and how violence, mental health, and perception of safety influence hope using baseline data from a school wellbeing training evaluation. In univariate logistic regressions, child hope was significantly associated with perception of safety (β = 0.10, p < 0.001) and mental health (β = -0.04, p < 0.001), and association with past-week violence was significant but mixed (emotional: β = -0.10, p = 0.006; physical: β = 0.13, p = 0.004). Girls had significantly lower hope overall. Child hope is influenced by experiences and environments both within and outside of school, and girls may be particularly vulnerable to external factors. Resilience may explain the relationship between violence and hope.

Keywords: Corporal violence; School environment; Child hope; Child wellbeing; Perception of safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2022.102717

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