{
  "abstract": "Background Research networks can promote the implementation of health research in schools. The Schools Health and Wellbeing Improvement Research Network (SHINE) provides evidence-informed resources, surveys, reports and professional development to schools across Scotland to build research capacity. SHINE is open to all schools through individual or local authority membership and aims to develop a national infrastructure. This research aims to use existing data to explore the characteristics of the schools who choose to become SHINE members compared to non-member schools and whether there is evidence of self-selection bias.Methods The SHINE membership database was integrated with the Scottish Government 2024 School Level Statistics. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models were used to explore school characteristics such as school type, pupil-teacher ratio (PTR), attendance rates, proportion of pupils with additional support needs (ASN), or the proportion of pupils registered for free school meals (FSM) by SHINE membership status.Results Since the establishment of SHINE in 2018 to 2024, 31.1% (n=760) of all schools in Scotland were SHINE members. Most schools (64.5%) joined through their local authority’s membership. The remaining 35.5% of schools chose to join as individual members. The odds of joining SHINE as an individual member was 6.70 times greater for secondary schools (OR 95% CI (4.37 – 10.28)) than primary schools. There was no association between joining SHINE and the other school characteristics.Conclusion There should be further exploration into how SHINE’s membership can appeal to individual primary schools as an opportunity for early intervention in adolescent health and wellbeing. Other school characteristics did not differ by SHINE membership status, suggesting limited self-selection bias though further factors at school or local authority level could be investigated. Overall, this research contributes to SHINE’s development as an inclusive and accessible national infrastructure for school health improvement.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Samantha Ofili"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Dawn Haughton"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Judith Brown"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Jo Inchley"
    }
  ],
  "title": "P10-2 Exploring school characteristics of the schools health and wellbeing improvement research network (SHINE) members, a cross-sectional study",
  "uid": "39b27679-08dc-51ef-ae2a-f582ab15b110"
}