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)
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)
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85069478220
Source
Child Indicators Research
ISSN of the container
1874897X
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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