School Satisfaction Scale

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Ventura Miller ◽  
J. C. Barnes ◽  
Richard D. Hartley
Author(s):  
José E. Moral-Garcia ◽  
Alfredo Jiménez ◽  
Antonio S. Cabaco ◽  
Alfredo Jiménez-Eguizabal

The aim of this study was to understand the role of school satisfaction on life satisfaction, according to gender, age, body mass index (BMI), and physical activity (PA) level. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study, carried out on 2823 adolescents (1396 boys and 1427 girls), aged between 12 and 16. A specific questionnaire to measure life satisfaction (Brief Multidimensional Student Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS)), a questionnaire to measure satisfaction with school (“Life circumstances of Young people: School”), and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) were used to analyze PA practice. Gender, age, and BMI were used as control variables. In general, the main results showed that school satisfaction had a clear role in life satisfaction. Similarly, the findings allowed us to conclude that the role of school satisfaction on life satisfaction was more evident in male school children, those who were older, or those who have a higher BMI. The regular practice of PA enhanced school satisfaction and its role on life satisfaction. Therefore, it is very important to assess the importance of school satisfaction as a determinant of quality of life and the adoption of healthy habits, recognizing the fundamental role of teachers in this regard.


2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 471-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne Perry ◽  
Meisha Charles ◽  
Busi Ncube ◽  
Jonathan Weiss

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Suleyman Alpaslan Sulak ◽  
Kemal Tutuncu ◽  
Murat Koklu

Education is the most decisive factor in the success of people in life and work. Today expectations in education have changed. Increases in education levels and facility of ways to access information have differentiated our level of social consciousness. Educational expectations of parents and teachers have also changed. There is now a mass who feign reluctance more and have a higher expectation from the school. Teachers’ expectations of students are also increasing. Researches examining the effects of school variables on student achievement have increased in recent years. Many studies indicate that schools with desirable characteristics have positive effects on student achievement. There are a large number of components that make the school environment come to life. Classroom sizes at schools, school culture, teaching methods used by teachers and professional qualifications are some of them. These components affect the satisfaction levels of teachers and parents working in schools. The aim of this research is to examine the satisfaction of teachers, students and students’ parents in Meram Science High School, Selçuklu Science High School and Karatay Science High School in terms of some variables in Konya province. Satisfaction scale was developed by researchers. Conducting a literatüre survey,the researchers have found that there were 46 questions and 3 open ended questions for the Student Satisfaction Scale, 45 questions in 3 sections including 5 demographic questions, 37 questionnaires and 3 open ended questions for the Parent Satisfaction Scale; For the Teacher Satisfaction Scale, 3 demographic questions, 43 scale questionnaires and 5 open-ended questions,the scales were finalized with 51 questions in 3 sections. When the answers given by the students are examined, the school satisfaction ratings were determined as undecided. When the answers given by the parents were examined, the school satisfaction level was partially determined as agreeing. When the answers given by the teachers were examined, the school satisfaction level was determined as strongly agreeing.


Author(s):  
Raúl Baños ◽  
Antonio Baena-Extremera ◽  
Antonio Granero-Gallegos

Adolescents’ academic performance and the way it is related to their subjective wellbeing are issues of great interest across educational systems. The purpose of this study was to ascertain how satisfaction with high school subjects can predict school satisfaction and academic performance in Mexican students. The sample consisted of 457 high school students in the Baja California and Nuevo León states in Mexico (247 boys, 210 girls); their mean age being 14.10 (SD = 0.84). We used a questionnaire featuring a subject satisfaction scale, an intrinsic school satisfaction scale, and one related to academic grades. We used descriptive analyses, correlations, and structural regression models. In terms of results, the high satisfaction and academic performance levels in physical education, Spanish and English are worth highlighting. Geography and history are the most relevant predictors of academic grades, while Spanish predicts school satisfaction and physical education predicts boredom. In conclusion, satisfaction with mathematics, Spanish, and English are strong predictors of satisfaction (SATF), and the latter in turn predicts Mexican high school students’ academic performance.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernesto Lodi ◽  
Diego Boerchi ◽  
Paola Magnano ◽  
Patrizia Patrizi

Recent literature on positive psychology underlines the crucial role of schools to create a psychologically healthy environment and to set programs and strategies fostering adolescents’ well-being. The aim of the present study is to validate a scale that measures scholastic satisfaction since a scientific evaluation and interventions on school satisfaction can help professionals to support adolescents’ positive development and school adjustment. We adapted the College Satisfaction Scale (CSS) and confirmed the previous five-dimensional structure also in a high school students’ sample (n = 792). The High-school Satisfaction Scale (H-Sat Scale) evaluates five dimensions of school satisfaction: appropriateness of choice (CH), quality of school services (SE), relationships with classmates (RE), effectiveness of study habits (ST) and usefulness for a future career (CA). The questionnaire consists of 20 items; it showed good psychometric features and, consistent with previous literature, confirmed its validity in relation to life satisfaction and quality of life of high school students. Compared with previous scales, the H-Sat evaluates two innovative areas of school satisfaction since it gives a measure of satisfaction in career path (appropriateness of choice and usefulness for future career) could help school counsellors to set interventions in this field.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne Perry ◽  
Meisha Charles ◽  
Busi Ncube ◽  
Jonathan Weiss

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lunthita M. Duthely ◽  
Sandra G. Nunn ◽  
John T. Avella

Population studies paint a dismal picture of the mental health status of adolescents, in the US and worldwide. Positive psychology, which takes a preventative approach to keeping individuals in higher states of well-being, is being implemented increasingly among youth, with the goal of avoiding future mental health and psychological problems. In this study, a novel intervention, which fused the practice of meditation with gratitude visualizations, was tested among adolescents. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the extent to which the intervention affected life satisfaction, school satisfaction, and measured gratitude, among a culturally diverse cohort of adolescents. Instrumentation consisted of three positive psychology measures—theStudent Life Satisfaction Scale, theSchool Satisfaction Subscale, and theGratitude Questionnaire-Six-Item Form.Participants were randomly assigned either to the delayed-intervention, no-treatment control group or to the experimental group. The four-week intervention was manualized primarily from the heart-centered gratitude visualizations outlined in a happiness and positive emotions handbook,The Jewels of Happiness: Inspiration and Wisdom to Guide Your Life-Journey. The intervention significantly affected life satisfaction, school satisfaction, and gratitude of the experimental group, when compared to the control group. Medium to large effect sizes were detected using the ANCOVA statistical test.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yide Yang ◽  
Chan-juan Zheng ◽  
Yanhui Dong ◽  
Ya-qin Zhang ◽  
Ming Xie ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Parental migration has many detrimental health impacts on children. This study described the associations between bullying victimization and life satisfaction among left-behind children(LBC), and examined the interactive effects of left behind experience and bullying victimization on life satisfaction. Methods: Students from first to ninth grade in Central China participated in the present study. Life satisfaction were assessed by Chinese version of revised Bully/Victim Questionnaire and Multidimensional students’ life satisfaction scale(MSLSS). Results: A total of 1013 children were investigated, of which 42.5% were left-behind. We found LBC had a significantly 45% higher risk of being teased in a hurtful way than the non-LBC(OR=1.45, 95%CI: 1.10~1.91), and the LBC had lower self-satisfaction than the non-LBC(b=-0.14, P =0.017). Being teased was only associated with self-satisfaction, and other bullying victimization behaviors had significant impact on all dimensions of life satisfaction( P <0.05). We identified an interactive effect between left behind experience and bullying victimization on school satisfaction( P interaction =0.015), bullying was significantly related with lower school satisfaction in the LBC group(b=-0.69, P <0.001), but no association in the non-LBC group. Also, there was a combined effect between left behind experience and bullying victimization on environment satisfaction( P interaction >0.05), bullying was significantly related with lower environment satisfaction in the LBC group(b=-0.31, P =0.033), while no association was observed in the non-LBC group. Conclusion: There is an interaction of left behind experience and bullying victimization on school satisfaction and a combined effect on environment satisfaction. Left behind experience could significantly amplify the associations between bullying victimization and school satisfaction/environment satisfaction.


2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 2475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bülent Baki Telef

The aim of this research is to adapt the Positive Experiences at School Scale for the Turkish culture. The study group was composed of 635 students studying in a primary school and four secondary schools in the academic year of 2013-2014 in Çanakkale. 327 of the students (52%) were female, 308 of them (48%) were male. In the research, the Positive Experiences at School Scale, the Comprehensive School Satisfaction Scale for Children and the Positive and Negative Experiences Scale were used for data collection. As a result of exploratory factor analysis, the variance explained by four subscales was 60%. As a result of confirmatory factor analysis, fit indices related to the model were observed to be in acceptable level. The results of a convergent validity study showed that positive experiences at school were positively associated with school satisfaction and positive experiences, and were negatively associated with negative experiences. Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale was calculated as follows: .70 for gratitude, .80 for zest, .63 for optimism, .73 for perseverance and .86 for the overall scale. Results showed that the scale was a valid and reliable instrument for evaluating positive school experience in Turkish culture.  ÖzetBu araştırmanın amacı, Okulda Pozitif Yaşantılar Ölçeği'nin Türkçeye uyarlama çalışmasını yapmaktır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu Çanakkale ilinde 2013-2014 eğitim-öğretim yılında bir ilkokul ve dört ortaokulda öğrenim gören 635 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Öğrencilerin 327’si (%52) kız, 308’i (%48) erkektir. Araştırmada veri toplamak için Okulda Pozitif Yaşantılar Ölçeği, Çocuklar İçin Kapsamlı Okul Doyumu Ölçeği ve Olumlu ve Olumsuz Yaşantı Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Açımlayıcı faktör analizi sonucunda dört alt boyutun açıklamış olduğu varyans %60'tır. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonucunda modele ilişkin uyum indekslerinin kabul edilebilir düzeyde olduğu görülmüştür. Uyum geçerliği çalışması sonuçları okulda pozitif yaşantıların okul doyumu ve pozitif yaşantılar ile olumlu; negatif yaşantılar ile olumsuz ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Ölçeğin Cronbach alfa iç tutarlık katsayısı minnettarlık için .70, yaşam coşkusu için .80, iyimserlik için .63, sebat için .73 ve ölçeğin geneli için .86 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Bulgular ölçeğin Türk kültüründe pozitif okul yaşantılarını değerlendirmeye yönelik geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğunu göstermiştir. 


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