Exploring the Influence School Climate on the Relationship between School Violence and Adolescent Subjective Well-Being

Jorge J. Varela (), David Sirlopú, Roberto Melipillán, Dorothy Espelage, Jennifer Green and Javier Guzmán
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Jorge J. Varela: Universidad del Desarollo
David Sirlopú: Universidad del Desarollo
Roberto Melipillán: Universidad del Desarollo
Dorothy Espelage: University of Florida
Jennifer Green: Boston University
Javier Guzmán: Boston University

Child Indicators Research, 2019, vol. 12, issue 6, No 15, 2095-2110

Abstract: 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

Keywords: Adolescent wellbeing; School violence; School climate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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