Title
Exploring the Influence School Climate on the Relationship between School Violence and Adolescent Subjective Well-Being
Date Issued
01 December 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Varela J.J.
Melipillán R.
Espelage D.
Green J.
Guzmán J.
Universidad del Desarrollo
Publisher(s)
Springer Netherlands
Abstract
School climate plays a key, protecting role against adverse outcomes when young individuals face peer victimization. Here we examined the potential relationships among adolescent’s wellbeing, school violence, and school climate in a sample of 2006 Chilean students (48% female) aged 10–21 (M = 14.97, SD = 1.86) from 20 schools located in the same school department. Participants completed a self-report questionnaire assessing wellbeing, school violence, and school climate. Using multilevel (Hierarchical Linear Modeling; HLM) methods we found that positive interpersonal relationships (an indicator of school climate) were significantly associated to wellbeing at schools (γ01 =.24, p <.01). School bonding was also associated to peer victimization and wellbeing (γ90 =.14, p <.10). Our results highlight the importance of improving school related factors in order to achieve a more supportive environment for youth wellbeing.
Start page
2095
End page
2110
Volume
12
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Temas sociales Psicología (incluye terapias de aprendizaje, habla, visual y otras discapacidades físicas y mentales)
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85069478220
Source
Child Indicators Research
ISSN of the container
1874897X
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus