Association between Adolescent School Climate and Perceived Quality of Life

Keith J. Zullig (), Rose Marie Ward, E. Scott Huebner and Shay M. Daily
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Keith J. Zullig: West Virginia University
Rose Marie Ward: Miami University
E. Scott Huebner: University of South Carolina
Shay M. Daily: West Virginia University

Child Indicators Research, 2018, vol. 11, issue 6, No 3, 1737-1753

Abstract: Abstract Evaluations that incorporate students’ perceptions of school climate and their quality of life are receiving increased interest. This study investigated the magnitude of relationships between 10 school climate domains, and three subjective quality of life measures, specifically overall life satisfaction, school-specific satisfaction, and self-rated health (SRH) among a large, diverse sample of public high school adolescents (N = 1643) from Arizona. Structural equation modeling techniques determined model fit. The model fit the data well: χ2 (n = 1643, 34) = 117.83, CFI = .98, TLI = .96, RMSEA = .039). Consistent with expectations, students’ perceptions of school climate predicted school satisfaction most strongly (β = .40, p

Keywords: School climate; Perceived quality of life; Life satisfaction; Self-rated health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s12187-017-9521-4

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