ERIC Number: EJ686821
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jun
Pages: 25
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Examining the Moderating Role of Perceived School Climate in Early Adolescent Adjustment
Loukas, Alexandra; Robinson, Sheri
Journal of Research on Adolescence, v14 n2 p209-233 Jun 2004
The current study examined the unique and interactive relations of 4 aspects of student-perceived school climate (cohesion, friction, and competition among students, and overall satisfaction with classes) and adolescent effortful control in the conduct problems and depressive symptoms of 868 ten- to fourteen-year-old adolescents. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that each of the school climate variables was uniquely associated with at least 1 outcome beyond effortful control. Two-way interactions between effortful control and school climate variables showed that among boys low in effortful control, those perceiving high levels of cohesion among students, low levels of friction among students, or high levels of satisfaction with classes reported fewer depressive symptoms. Among females, 2-way interactions indicated that girls low in effortful control reported fewer conduct problems when their perceptions of friction or competition among students were low. Implications for perceptions of good quality school climates are discussed.
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Competition, Depression (Psychology), Self Control, Classroom Environment, Educational Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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