NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Shochet, Ian M.; Smith, Coral L.; Furlong, Michael J.; Homel, Ross – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2011
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.…
Descriptors: Caring, Females, Adolescents, Student Adjustment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ross, Anthony G.; Shochet, Ian M.; Bellair, Rachael – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2010
In the current study, we tested whether school connectedness mediates more distal deficits in social skills in influencing depressive symptoms in a sample of 127 sixth- and seventh-grade students. Results demonstrated that school connectedness and social skills accounted for 44% and 26% of variance in depressive symptoms respectively and 49% in a…
Descriptors: Age, Preadolescents, Depression (Psychology), Interpersonal Competence