School-level factors associated with teacher connectedness: a multilevel analysis of the structural and relational school determinants of young people's health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Conducting research on the antecedents of teacher connectedness (TC) is key to inform intervention and policy that can leverage the public health potential of teachers for young people's well-being. As part of the EU-funded Teacher Connectedness Project, this study aims to examine the contribution of a variety of school-level factors (including type of school, school size, student-teacher ratio, students per class and teacher gender).

Methods

Sample consisted of 5335 adolescents aged 11, 13 and 15 years that had participated in the HBSC study in England. Multilevel multinomial regression was used to examine the contributions of sociodemographic and school-level factors to TC.

Results

TC was lower in older adolescents and those from less affluent families, b

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Moya I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6051442 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature