Study sheds light on schoolchildren’s wellbeing

Immigrant children and pupils with special needs have poorer self-image than others, research on children’s wellbeing has found.

The study was conducted by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) research professor Emer Smyth. It examined various aspects of how children view themselves at the ages of nine and again at 13.

They were asked about their happiness, how they get on with school work, whether they feel anxious, how popular they are, and how they feel about their appearance and behaviour.