The impact of school connectedness and teacher support on depressive symptoms in adolescents: A multilevel analysis

Hilary D. Joyce and Theresa J. Early

Children and Youth Services Review, 2014, vol. 39, issue C, 101-107

Abstract: Using data from Waves I and II of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), this study examined the association between school connectedness, teacher support and depressive symptoms in a weighted sample of 11,852 adolescents from 132 schools. To account for the nested data, multilevel regression was utilized. The results indicated that higher school connectedness and getting along with teachers were significantly associated with fewer depressive symptoms. Findings offer implications for school social work practice and future research. Suggestions for future research are described and strategies to enhance school connectedness and teacher support are discussed.

Keywords: School connectedness; Teacher support; Depressive symptoms; Adolescents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.02.005

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