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July 15, 2026DyslexiaOpen Access

Dyslexia, School‐Connectedness, Depression, and Anxiety During the Transition From Primary to Secondary School

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RSRobannie A. SumnerKTKate E. TontaAWAdrienne Wilmot

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Overview

Randomized trial examines connections between dyslexia, school-connectedness, and mental health in children, highlighting protective factors.

Key Points

  • To explore the relationships between dyslexia, school-connectedness, depression, and anxiety during the transition to secondary school.
  • Tested longitudinal relationships among 208 children, with baseline measures in Year 6 and follow-up in Year 7.
  • Used standardized measures for assessing school-connectedness, depression, and anxiety.
  • Conducted mediation models to analyze direct and indirect effects of dyslexia on mental health outcomes.
  • Dyslexia showed no direct effects on Year 7 depression or anxiety after adjusting for Year 6 scores.
  • Dyslexia was indirectly associated with both depression and anxiety through school- and peer-connectedness.
  • Peer-connectedness emerged as an important protective factor following the transition to secondary school.

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Sumner et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a57245a88b21df875480b7chttps://doi.org/10.1002/dys.70040
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