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DiLeo, Letty L.; Suldo, Shannon M.; Ferron, John M.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth – School Mental Health, 2022
A dual-factor model (DFM) of mental health conceptualizes complete mental health as both low levels of psychopathology and high levels of subjective well-being (SWB). Although middle adolescence (ages 14 to 18 years old) is associated with increases in symptoms of psychopathology and declines in SWB, further research is needed to understand how…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Grade 10, Adolescents, Acceleration (Education)
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Suldo, Shannon M.; Storey, Elizabeth D.; O'Brennan, Lindsey M.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth; Ferron, John M.; Dedrick, Robert F.; Parker, Janise S. – School Mental Health, 2019
High school freshmen in accelerated courses have known risk and resiliency factors that should be considered within systematic efforts to monitor and promote student academic and emotional well-being. This study created and evaluated a multi-method approach to identify students in Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Identification, At Risk Students, High School Freshmen
Suldo, Shannon M.; Storey, Elizabeth; O'Brennan, Lindsey M.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth; Ferron, John M.; Dedrick, Robert F.; Parker, Janise – Grantee Submission, 2019
High school freshmen in accelerated courses have known risk and resiliency factors that should be considered within systematic efforts to monitor and promote student academic and emotional well-being. This study created and evaluated a multi-method approach to identify students in Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Identification, At Risk Students, High School Freshmen
Suldo, Shannon M.; Hearon, Brittany V.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth – Grantee Submission, 2018
In this chapter, we focus on research that is most pertinent to gifted education. We begin with an overview of the constructs (organized within the three original pillars of positive psychology) relevant to youth, education, and gifted education. First, we offer a working definition of giftedness and gifted education. [This paper was published in:…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Psychology, Definitions, Educational Practices
O'Brennan, Lindsey M.; Suldo, Shannon M.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth; Dedrick, Robert F.; Parker, Janise S.; Lee, Jon S.; Ferron, John M.; Hanks, Camille – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2020
High school students in accelerated classes face heightened school-related stressors but have access to few specialized supports. This article describes the development and initial application of the Motivation, Assessment, and Planning (MAP) intervention, developed to meet the needs of freshmen in Advanced Placement (AP) and International…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Stress Management, Acceleration (Education), Intervention
Suldo, Shannon M.; O'Brennan, Lindsey; Storey, Elizabeth D.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth – Communique, 2018
Although Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate (AP/IB) students may not be the most obvious group of adolescents in need of extra supports, this population has salient and unique risk factors in need of specialized services, such as elevated perceived stress levels. The heightened academic demands placed on these students is an…
Descriptors: High School Students, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement Programs, Student Records
Suldo, Shannon M.; O'Brennan, Lindsey M.; Storey, Elizabeth D.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth – Grantee Submission, 2018
Although Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate (AP/IB) students may not be the most obvious group of adolescents in need of extra supports, this population has salient and unique risk factors in need of specialized services, such as elevated perceived stress levels. The heightened academic demands placed on these students is an…
Descriptors: High School Students, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement Programs, Student Records
Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth; Suldo, Shannon M.; Roth, Rachel A.; Fefer, Sarah A. – High School Journal, 2015
In this qualitative study, we investigated 15 successful and 15 struggling high school students, perceived stressors, coping strategies, and intrapersonal and environmental factors that students perceive to influence their success in college-level courses. We found that students' primary sources of stress involved meeting numerous academic demands…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, High School Students, Work Ethic, High Achievement
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Suldo, Shannon M.; Dedrick, Robert F.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth; Roth, Rachel A.; Ferron, John – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2015
High school students in accelerated curricula face stressors beyond typical adolescent developmental challenges. The Student Rating of Environmental Stressors Scale (StRESS) is a self-report measure of environmental stressors appropriate for students in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. We developed the StRESS…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Test Construction, Test Validity, Stress Variables
Suldo, Shannon M.; Dedrick, Robert F.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth; Roth, Rachel A.; Ferron, John – Grantee Submission, 2015
High school students in accelerated curricula face stressors beyond typical adolescent developmental challenges. The Student Rating of Environmental Stressors Scale (StRESS) is a self-report measure of environmental stressors appropriate for students in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. We developed the StRESS…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Test Construction, Test Validity, High School Students