نوع مقاله : تمام متن انگلیسی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
The present study aimed to examine the indirect associations between perceived social support (PSS) and psychosocial outcomes through school belonging (SB). This cross-sectional study included 807 seventh- and eighth-grade students (373 boys and 434 girls; M age = 13.13 years, range = 11-14) recruited from six middle schools in İstanbul, Turkey, using convenience sampling. Participants completed the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), the Psychological Sense of School Membership Scale (PSSM), and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Path analysis indicated that PSS was directly and indirectly associated with adolescents’ psychosocial outcomes through school belonging. Family support was positively associated with school belonging (β = 0.28), which was in turn associated with lower levels of internalizing (β = −0.40) and externalizing problems (β = −0.27) and higher levels of prosocial behaviors (β = 0.23). Support from significant others was also positively associated with school belonging (β = 0.25) and prosocial behaviors (β = 0.07), and negatively associated with internalizing (β = −0.14) and externalizing problems (β = −0.22). Friend support was directly associated with higher externalizing problems (β = 0.13). All indirect associations through school belonging were statistically significant (P < 0.001). These findings underscore the significance of school belonging in relation to adolescents' emotional and behavioral functioning.
کلیدواژهها English