A Prospective Study Investigating the Impact of School Belonging Factors on Negative Affect in Adolescents
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| Title: | A Prospective Study Investigating the Impact of School Belonging Factors on Negative Affect in Adolescents |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Shochet, Ian M., Smith, Coral L., Furlong, Michael J., Homel, Ross |
| Source: | Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. 2011 40(4):586-595. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Grade 7 Grade 8 Middle Schools |
| Descriptors: | Caring, Females, Adolescents, Student Adjustment, Grade 7, Rejection (Psychology), Depression (Psychology), Grade 8, Foreign Countries, Clinical Psychology, Investigations, Longitudinal Studies, Intervention |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15374416.2011.581616 |
| ISSN: | 1537-4416 |
| Abstract: | School belonging, measured as a unidimensional construct, is an important predictor of negative affective problems in adolescents, including depression and anxiety symptoms. A recent study found that one such measure, the Psychological Sense of School Membership scale, actually comprises three factors: Caring Relations, Acceptance, and Rejection. We explored the relations of these factors with negative affect in a longitudinal study of 504 Australian Grade 7 and 8 students. Each school belonging factor contributed to the prediction of negative affect in cross-sectional analyses. Scores on the Acceptance factor predicted subsequent negative affect for boys and girls, even controlling for prior negative affect. For girls, the Rejection factor was also significant in the prospective analysis. These findings have implications for the design of interventions and are further confirmation that school belonging should be considered a multidimensional construct. (Contains 4 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 42 |
| Entry Date: | 2011 |
| Accession Number: | EJ932970 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | School belonging, measured as a unidimensional construct, is an important predictor of negative affective problems in adolescents, including depression and anxiety symptoms. A recent study found that one such measure, the Psychological Sense of School Membership scale, actually comprises three factors: Caring Relations, Acceptance, and Rejection. We explored the relations of these factors with negative affect in a longitudinal study of 504 Australian Grade 7 and 8 students. Each school belonging factor contributed to the prediction of negative affect in cross-sectional analyses. Scores on the Acceptance factor predicted subsequent negative affect for boys and girls, even controlling for prior negative affect. For girls, the Rejection factor was also significant in the prospective analysis. These findings have implications for the design of interventions and are further confirmation that school belonging should be considered a multidimensional construct. (Contains 4 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 1537-4416 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15374416.2011.581616 |
