School climate and mental health among Swedish adolescents: a multilevel longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

School is one of the most formative institutions for adolescents' development, but whether school environment affects mental health is uncertain. We investigated the association between the school's pedagogical and social climate and individual-level mental health in adolescence.

Methods

We studied 3416 adolescents from 94 schools involved in KUPOL, a longitudinal study conducted in eight regions in Sweden. School climate was reported by the school's teaching personnel and by the final year students using the teacher and the student versions of the Pedagogical and Social Climate Questionnaire, respectively. Index persons' mental health was assessed with the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children and the Strengths and Difficulties Question

SUBMITTER: Laszlo KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6918582 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature