Agency of Schoolchildren: Dataset collected using a New Comprehensive Multidomain Tool

Frontiers in Psychology. 2026. Vol. 17. Article 1660530.

Sorokin P., Goshin M. E., Grigoryev D., Tatiana Krasnova

Rapid shifts in social reality, increasing instability in the labour market, culture and socio-political field, highlight the necessity for individuals to be proactive towards their environment. The concept of agency is central in this context, reflecting the capacity for independent decision making and related behavior aimed at transformation or active support of the surrounding social landscape. Datasets for quantitative assessment of schoolchildren’ agency are scarce and are not publicly open. In order to fill this gap, the present study presents the dataset and descriptive statistics from a new instrument that measures schoolchildren's agency across multiple domains: family, education, school life, peer interactions, and financial activities (earning money).

Keywords: child development, agency, agency assessment tool, schoolchildren agency

Publication based on the results of: The agency of children involved in extracurricular activities as a factor in the transformation of the social environment: the role of educational institutions, family and contextual factors (2024)