Psychometric Properties of the Abbreviated Version of the Dual School Climate and School Identification Measure-Student (SCASIM-St15) among Adolescents in China.

ABSTRACT: School climate and school identification are two distinct yet closely interrelated components of school environment; both are associated with adolescents' multiple health behavioral changes. The 15-item Abbreviated version of the Dual School Climate and School Identification Measure-Student (SCASIM-St15) and its 5-factor model simultaneously and separately assess these two constructs. This study validated the Chinese version of SCASIM-St15 among 1108 students from junior middle schools, senior middle schools, and vocational high schools in Taizhou city, Zhejiang, China, via an anonymous, self-administered cross-sectional survey. Confirmatory factor analysis supports the 5-factor model of the original SCASIM-St15 with a satisfactory model fit. Its four factors (i.e., student-student relatio

SUBMITTER: Yu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9779404 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature