School Satisfaction and Its Associations with Health and Behavioural Outcomes among 15-Years Old Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Background: Health and behavioural outcomes of adolescents have been shown to be related to school pressure, demands or unfavourable relationships with classmates or teachers. These associations may relate to school satisfaction, but evidence on this is lacking. Therefore, our aim is to explore the associations of school satisfaction with hopelessness, health complaints, fighting and truancy. Methods: Data come from the cross-sectional Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study collected in 2018 from Slovak 15-year-old adolescents (N = 816; 50.9% boys). School satisfaction was measured by school engagement and attitudes towards education, grouped as: satisfied (both positive), inconsistent (one positive, one negative) and indifferent (both negative). Hopelessness, health

SUBMITTER: Horanicova S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9516967 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature