PE-Iv (Panorama Education-Italian version): the adaptation/validation of 5 scales, a step towards a SEL approach in Italian schools

Lynda S Lattke; Aurelia De Lorenzo; Michele Settanni; Emanuela Rabaglietti

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1026264

PE-Iv (Panorama Education-Italian version): the adaptation/validation of 5 scales, a step towards a SEL approach in Italian schools

Front Psychol. 2022 Dec 1:13:1026264. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1026264. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Lynda S Lattke¹, Aurelia De Lorenzo¹, Michele Settanni¹, Emanuela Rabaglietti¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

Abstract

Implementing a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) approach in school requires monitoring certain skills. As awareness of SEL increases in Italy, it is necessary to provide instruments to monitor these skills within a systemic approach. This study presents the cultural adaptation/validation of 5 scales from Panorama Education, which are widely used in school districts in the United States, to the Italian middle/high school context: Grit, Sense of Belonging, Self-Management, Social Awareness, and Self-Efficacy. After cultural adaptation, 709 middle/high school students answered an online questionnaire (2021). Psychometric properties showed good internal consistency and confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit index. The differences in gender and grade level support the validity of the instrument.

Keywords: SEL; adaption/validation; adolescents; measuring socio-emotional skills; school well-being.