Exploring the Influence School Climate on the Relationship between School Violence and Adolescent Subjective Well-Being
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2019
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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.
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Child Indicators Research 12, 2095–2110 (2019).
Keywords
Adolescent wellbeing, School violence, School climate