Margarita Panayiotou
Biographic Data
| ID | 5707063 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margarita Panayiotou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margarita |
| FAMILY NAME | Panayiotou |
| SIGNATURE | PANAYIOTOU M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6023-7961 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Mixed-methods Study of How to Improve Primary-secondary Transitions in England
Primary-secondary school transitions are critical periods in children’s educational and emotional development, which pose heightened risk for poor attainment, attendance, social adjustment, and mental health, particularly for vulnerable children. Yet, the multiple challenges presented during this time remain difficult for English schools to manage without clear statutory guidance. Government reports consistently identify transitions as a systemic…
The effects of learning-related and peer-related school experiences on adolescent wellbeing
The school environment contains a variety of factors understood to be linked to adolescent wellbeing. However, there is limited research on how adolescents’ simultaneous experiences of these distinct factors predict their later subjective wellbeing. This paper uses longitudinal structural equation modelling in a sample of secondary-school aged students aged 12 to 15 (N = 25,149, T1 and T2 one year apart) to test the effects of learning-related sc…
The effect of a universal, school-based social and emotional learning intervention (passport
Internalizing mental health difficulties impair quality of life, and their prevalence increases significantly during the transition from childhood to adolescence. This parallel cluster randomized controlled trial examined whether a universal, school-based social and emotional learning intervention (Passport: Skills for Life) could reduce internalizing symptoms and related outcomes compared with the usual school curriculum. Passport is implemented…
Teacher coaching in upper secondary school
Longitudinal relationships across sleep, physical activity, and mental wellbeing in early-to-mid-adolescence
Our results highlight the importance of sleep as a driver of adolescent wellbeing, and the role of gender in developmental cascade processes. Study strengths, limitations, and implications are discussed
The ‘ FRIENDS for Life’ emotional health programme
BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that FRIENDS, a universal cognitive behavioural programme for schools, can improve children's emotional health, yet debate persists regarding its efficacy with respect to prevention versus treatment, particularly for children at risk of anxiety disorders. AIM: To examine the impact of FRIENDS across different risk categories by assessing: (a) changes in risk status resulting from intervention and (b) treatment effect…
Estimating the effect of intervention compliance on long-term outcome trajectories
The effectiveness of universal, school-based interventions in preventing the emergence, maintenance, or escalation of behavioral difficulties in children and adolescents is supported by a growing body of research. Nevertheless, this understanding is somewhat limited to “what works” assessments, leaving aside fundamental questions on relevant underlying mechanisms that make an intervention effective under specific circumstances, for some groups, o…
Conceptualising and Measuring Adolescents’ Hedonic and Eudemonic Wellbeing
There is a gap between the theoretical assumptions of wellbeing and its associated empirical constructs. Three measurement models (a correlated factors model, a second-order two-factor model, and a bifactor model) were analysed using a large sample of English adolescents ( n = 37, 630) to test whether the theoretical separation between hedonic and eudemonic wellbeing is empirically supported, and whether there is the possibility of essential unid…
The Role of School Connectedness and Friend Contact in Adolescent Loneliness, and Implications for Physical Health
The current study investigated how adolescents' loneliness relates to school connectedness, classmate support, teacher support, and offline and online communication with friends. We also examined the association between loneliness, physical health, and sleep. Data came from the Scottish Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC). The total sample was 2983 adolescents (F = 1479 [49.6%]) aged 14-17 years (M = 15.66, SD = 0.39) from 117 secondar…
Looking Back to Move Forward
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the swift response of mental health research funders and institutions, service providers, and academics enabled progress toward understanding the mental health consequences. Nevertheless, there remains an urgent need to understand the true extent of the short- and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, necessitating ongoing research. Although the speed with which mental health researcher…
Implementation matters
This cluster randomized trial evaluated the impact of the Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) curriculum on children's psychological wellbeing, peer social support, and school connectedness.Forty-five schools in England were randomly assigned to implement PATHS or continue their usual provision for 2 years.The trial sample was 5,218 students, aged 7-9 at baseline (M ϭ 8.12, SD ϭ .87).Teachers in PATHS schools received initial traini…
Conceptualising and Measuring Adolescents’ Hedonic and Eudemonic Wellbeing
There is a gap between the theoretical assumptions of wellbeing and its associated empirical constructs. Three measurement models (a correlated factors model, a second-order two-factor model, and a bifactor model) were analysed using a large sample of English adolescents ( n = 37, 630) to test whether the theoretical separation between hedonic and eudemonic wellbeing is empirically supported, and whether there is the possibility of essential unid…
Implementation matters
This cluster randomized trial evaluated the impact of the Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) curriculum on children's psychological wellbeing, peer social support, and school connectedness.Forty-five schools in England were randomly assigned to implement PATHS or continue their usual provision for 2 years.The trial sample was 5,218 students, aged 7-9 at baseline (M ϭ 8.12, SD ϭ .87).Teachers in PATHS schools received initial traini…
Looking Back to Move Forward
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the swift response of mental health research funders and institutions, service providers, and academics enabled progress toward understanding the mental health consequences. Nevertheless, there remains an urgent need to understand the true extent of the short- and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, necessitating ongoing research. Although the speed with which mental health researcher…
The Role of School Connectedness and Friend Contact in Adolescent Loneliness, and Implications for Physical Health
The current study investigated how adolescents' loneliness relates to school connectedness, classmate support, teacher support, and offline and online communication with friends. We also examined the association between loneliness, physical health, and sleep. Data came from the Scottish Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC). The total sample was 2983 adolescents (F = 1479 [49.6%]) aged 14-17 years (M = 15.66, SD = 0.39) from 117 secondar…
Estimating the effect of intervention compliance on long-term outcome trajectories
The effectiveness of universal, school-based interventions in preventing the emergence, maintenance, or escalation of behavioral difficulties in children and adolescents is supported by a growing body of research. Nevertheless, this understanding is somewhat limited to “what works” assessments, leaving aside fundamental questions on relevant underlying mechanisms that make an intervention effective under specific circumstances, for some groups, o…
Conceptualising and Measuring Adolescents’ Hedonic and Eudemonic Wellbeing
There is a gap between the theoretical assumptions of wellbeing and its associated empirical constructs. Three measurement models (a correlated factors model, a second-order two-factor model, and a bifactor model) were analysed using a large sample of English adolescents ( n = 37, 630) to test whether the theoretical separation between hedonic and eudemonic wellbeing is empirically supported, and whether there is the possibility of essential unid…
The effect of a universal, school-based social and emotional learning intervention (passport
Internalizing mental health difficulties impair quality of life, and their prevalence increases significantly during the transition from childhood to adolescence. This parallel cluster randomized controlled trial examined whether a universal, school-based social and emotional learning intervention (Passport: Skills for Life) could reduce internalizing symptoms and related outcomes compared with the usual school curriculum. Passport is implemented…
Teacher coaching in upper secondary school
Longitudinal relationships across sleep, physical activity, and mental wellbeing in early-to-mid-adolescence
Our results highlight the importance of sleep as a driver of adolescent wellbeing, and the role of gender in developmental cascade processes. Study strengths, limitations, and implications are discussed
The ‘ FRIENDS for Life’ emotional health programme
BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that FRIENDS, a universal cognitive behavioural programme for schools, can improve children's emotional health, yet debate persists regarding its efficacy with respect to prevention versus treatment, particularly for children at risk of anxiety disorders. AIM: To examine the impact of FRIENDS across different risk categories by assessing: (a) changes in risk status resulting from intervention and (b) treatment effect…
A Mixed-methods Study of How to Improve Primary-secondary Transitions in England
Primary-secondary school transitions are critical periods in children’s educational and emotional development, which pose heightened risk for poor attainment, attendance, social adjustment, and mental health, particularly for vulnerable children. Yet, the multiple challenges presented during this time remain difficult for English schools to manage without clear statutory guidance. Government reports consistently identify transitions as a systemic…
The effects of learning-related and peer-related school experiences on adolescent wellbeing
The school environment contains a variety of factors understood to be linked to adolescent wellbeing. However, there is limited research on how adolescents’ simultaneous experiences of these distinct factors predict their later subjective wellbeing. This paper uses longitudinal structural equation modelling in a sample of secondary-school aged students aged 12 to 15 (N = 25,149, T1 and T2 one year apart) to test the effects of learning-related sc…
Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (5 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Intervention (counseling) (3 works) · Mental health (3 works)