Positive Perceived School Climate and Cyberbullying in Chinese Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Model From the Perspective of Internet Characteristics

2021 ◽  
pp. 027243162198981
Author(s):  
Hui-fen Shi ◽  
Cui-ying Fan ◽  
Xiao-wei Chu ◽  
Xue-chen Zhang ◽  
Ling-ling Wu
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Normative Beliefs ◽  
School Students ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model

Although substantive research has shown that a positive perceived school climate is an essential protective factor for cyberbullying among adolescents, little research revealed the mechanisms underlying this relationship. This study examined whether normative beliefs about aggression mediate the association between a positive perceived school climate and cyberbullying and whether this process is moderated by Internet morality. Anonymous questionnaires measuring these variables were administered to 649 junior high school students in China. After controlling for traditional bullying, mediation analysis indicated that normative beliefs about aggression played a full mediating role in the relationship between a positive perceived school climate and cyberbullying. Moderated mediation analysis further revealed that Internet morality moderated the predictive effect of normative beliefs about aggression on cyberbullying. The mediating effect of normative beliefs about aggression was stronger in individuals with lower levels of Internet morality. These findings provide insight into making existing interventions more suitable for cyberbullying.

Adolescents’ perceptions of school climate: Exploring its protective role in times of economic recession

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 606-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chryse Hatzichristou ◽  
Vasiliki Stasinou ◽  
Aikaterini Lampropoulou ◽  
Panayiotis Lianos
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
School Students

The aim of the study is to explore the way Greek junior high school students perceive school climate as a protective factor against the adversities due to the ongoing economic recession. The randomly selected sample consisted of 746 students from junior high schools (Gymnasia) in the broader area of Athens. The California School Climate Survey (2009), the Questionnaire of Subjective Well-Being/Youth Form (Grob et al., 1991) and the Economic Crisis Difficulties Questionnaire ( LSP, 2011 ) were used for data collection. The findings indicated the existence of statistically significant relations between the effects of economic recession, subjective well-being and school climate. School climate moderated the interaction between economic recession and students’ subjective well-being. Results provide a better understanding of adolescents’ needs during unsettling times contributing to the development of effective evidence-based intervention programs in school communities.

scholarly journals Measuring School Climate among Japanese Students—Development of the Japan School Climate Inventory (JaSC)

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4426
Author(s):  
Tomoko Nishimura ◽  
Manabu Wakuta ◽  
Kenji J. Tsuchiya ◽  
Yuko Osuka ◽  
Hideo Tamai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
School Students ◽  
Behavioral Traits ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Do So

School climate is a significant determinant of students’ behavioral problems and academic achievement. In this study, we developed the Japan School Climate Inventory (JaSC) to see whether it measures school climate properly. To do so, we investigated whether or not the measurement with JaSC varies across sub-groups of varying grade and of gender and examined the relationship between the perception of school climate and the psychological and behavioral traits at individual levels in a sample of Japanese elementary and junior high school students (n = 1399; grade 4–9). The results showed that the measurement was consistent, since single-factor structures, factor loadings and thresholds of the items were found not to vary across sub-groups of the participants. The participants’ perception of school climate was associated positively with quality of life, especially in school (β = 0.152, p < 0.001) and associated negatively with involvement in ijime (bullying) as “victim” and “bully/victim” (β = −0.098, p = 0.001; β = −0.188, p = 0.001, respectively) and peer relationship problems (β = −0.107, p = 0.025). JaSC was found to measure school climate consistently among varying populations of Japanese students, with satisfactory validity.

scholarly journals AGRESIVITAS SISWA DITINJAU BERDASARKAN IKLIM SEKOLAH DAN KEYAKINAN NORMATIF MENGENAI AGRESI

Jurnal Ecopsy ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
SITI KHUMAIDATUL UMAROH
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Normative Beliefs ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior High School Students

ABSTRAK Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat peran iklim sekolah dan keyakinan normatif mengenai agresi terhadap agresivitas siswa di sekolah. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode survei, dan menggunakan teknik pengambilan sampel berupa multistage random sampling dan melibatkan 471 siswa SMA dan sederajat. Data penelitian dikumpulkan menggunakan tiga jenis skala untuk mengukur agresivitas, iklim sekolah, dan keyakinan normatif mengenai agresi. Hipotesis penelitian diuji menggunakan regresi linier berganda yang menunjukkan bahwa adanya pengaruh yang signifikan antara iklim sekolah dan keyakinan normatif mengenai agresi terhadap agresivitas siswa. Menurut hasil uji parsial terlihat bahwa keyakina normatif mengenai agresi berperan lebih besar terhadap agresivitas siswa dibandingkan dengan iklim sekolah.  Kata Kunci: Agresivitas, Iklim Sekolah, Keyakinan Normatif, Siswa ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to look at the role of school climate and normative beliefs about aggression against the aggressiveness of the students in the school. This study uses a quantitative approach with survey methods, and the use of sampling techniques such as multistage random sampling and involve 471 senior high school students. Data were collected using three types of scales to measure aggressiveness, school climate, and normative beliefs about aggression. The hypothesis was tested using multiple linear regression showed that there is significant relationship between school climate and normative beliefs about aggression against the aggressiveness of the students. According to the partial test results shown that keyakina normative acts of aggression against the aggressiveness of students greater than the school climate. Keywoard: Agresiveness, School Climate, Normative Belief

scholarly journals The dual mediating effect of mindfulness and hope between gratitude and happiness of high school students in Korea: the moderated mediation effect of the growth mindset

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 363-373
Author(s):  
Eun Mi Shin ◽  
◽  
Chang Seek Lee ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
School Students ◽  
Effect Analysis ◽  
Mediating Role

Introduction. In Korea, high school students are very low in happiness because they possess many worries about better university entrance and career development. The purpose of this study was to focus on increasing happiness by examining whether the growth mindset moderates the dual mediating effects of mindfulness and hope between gratitude and happiness. Study participants and methods. The participants of this research were male (50.6%) and female (49.4%) among 435 high school students, and 86.2% of the participants lived in small and medium-sized cities, Dong and Eup. As for parental occupations, sales, service, and production jobs accounted for the most, at 32.2%. The household income level was medium for 51.0% of the participants, and 64.1% had dual-income parents. The SPSS Win. 25 and the PROCESS macro 3.5. were used for data analysis. Descriptive statistical analysis, reliability analysis, mean comparison analysis, and moderated mediation effect analysis were conducted. Results. First, there was significant positive correlation between all of the variables. Gratitude and happiness had the highest correlation coefficient (r=.494, p<.01), followed by mindfulness and happiness (r=.452, p<.01), and then gratitude and happiness (r=.451, p<.01). Second, the growth mindset moderates the relationship between gratitude and mindfulness. Third, the growth mindset played a moderated mediating role in the path of gratitude → mindfulness → happiness in both the M and M+SD conditions. Fourth, the growth mindset played a moderated mediating role in the path of gratitude → hope → happiness. Fifth, the growth mindset played a moderated mediating role in the path of gratitude → mindfulness → hope → happiness in M and M+SD conditions. Practical significance. These results will contribute to developing a model to increase happiness by using growth mindset in high school students.

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