ERIC Number: EJ1192680
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0143-0343
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School Context and Subjective Distress: The Influence of Teacher Justice and School-Specific Well-Being on Adolescents' Psychological Health
Mameli, Consuelo; Biolcati, Roberta; Passini, Stefano; Mancini, Giacomo
School Psychology International, v39 n5 p526-542 Oct 2018
Notwithstanding the large consensus on the idea that justice should be favoured in school contexts to promote student well-being, there is still a lack of research that has investigated how the experience of justice at school spreads impact on global adolescent psychological health. The aim of this study is to investigate the degree to which the experience of teacher (in)justice is possibly related to some of the indicators of adolescent global psychological health, namely individual and social functioning, psychological problems, and somatic symptoms. We also test the role of two components of school-specific well-being, i.e., emotional engagement and classroom connectedness, here considered as potential mediators between teacher justice and psychological health. Structural equation modelling indicated that teacher justice is positively associated with emotional engagement, classroom connectedness and individual functioning, and negatively related to psychological problems. The relation from teacher justice to individual functioning was partially mediated by emotional engagement and classroom connectedness. The relation from teacher justice to social functioning and somatic symptoms was fully mediated by classroom connectedness, while a partial mediation was found between teacher justice and psychological problems via classroom connectedness. These results are commented at the light of their implications for teacher practices.
Descriptors: Well Being, Mental Health, Justice, Educational Environment, Social Adjustment, Emotional Disturbances, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Structural Equation Models, Teacher Student Relationship, Correlation, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Learner Engagement, High School Students, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
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