Evaluating and Promoting Positive School Attitude in Adolescents (SpringerBriefs in Psychology)

At a time when rates of depression and other mental health problems are increasing significantly among high school students, measures of school attitude and well-being are of central importance to school practitioners. Students with positive attitudes about school experience more beneficial outcomes and are also less likely to engage in maladaptive, risky behaviors. Therefore, monitoring how students feel about their experiences at school is important, and a novel, fresh approach to examining school attitude is sorely needed. Past studies of school attitude have generally focused on internal, psychological correlates of school attitude, such as individual and subjective reports of students’ attitude toward school and their motivation levels. __Evaluating and Promoting Positive School Attitude in Adolescents__ goes beyond these traditional measurements and explores less psychologically focused indicators, including ecological factors and observable behaviors. This study provides school psychologists with a new, comprehensive, and ecologically based approach with which to evaluate the school attitude of high school students.​ At A Time When Rates Of Depression And Other Mental Health Problems Are Increasing Significantly among High School Students, Measures Of School Attitude And Well-being Are Of Central Importance To School Practitioners. Students With Positive Attitudes About School Experience More Beneficial Outcomes And Are Also Less Likely To Engage In Maladaptive, Risky Behaviors. Therefore, Monitoring How Students Feel About Their Experiences At School Is Important, And A Novel, Fresh Approach To Examining School Attitude Is Sorely Needed. Past Studies Of School Attitude Have Generally Focused On Internal, Psychological Correlates Of School Attitude, Such As Individual And Subjective Reports Of Students’ Attitude Toward School And Their Motivation Levels. Evaluating And Promoting Positive School Attitude In Adolescents Goes Beyond These Traditional Measurements And Explores Less Psychologically Focused Indicators, Including Ecological Factors And Observable Behaviors. This Study Provides School Psychologists With A New, Comprehensive, And Ecologically Based Approach With Which To Evaluate The School Attitude Of High School Students. Introduction: How Teens Feel About School And Why We Should Care -- Loss Of Interest In School: A Predictor Of School Dropout And Maladaptive Outcomes -- Positive Emotionality And Beneficial Outcomes -- Traditional Factors Associated With School Attitude -- School Attitude: Similar Constructs Across A Variety Of Terms -- Definitions Of Constructs Used For Scales In Survey Instrument Of The Present Study -- Self-perception -- Motivation/self-regulation -- Peer Attitude -- School Bond -- Goals -- Review Of Research Exploring School Attitude And Related Constructs -- Positive Orientation Toward School -- School Attachment -- School Bond -- Motivation And Self-regulation -- Peer Attitude -- Methods -- Setting And Participants -- Instruments And Procedures -- Measures -- Data Analysis -- Motivation And Self-regulation -- Self-perception -- Attitude Toward School -- Peer Attitude -- School Bond -- Summary -- Results -- Correlations Among The Four Factors And School Attitude -- Comparison With Previous Study -- School Attitude Composite For Study Sample -- Discussion -- Summary Of Findings -- Limitations Of The Study -- Implications And Directions For Future Research. Mandy Stern. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 47-52). Annotation. At a time when rates of depression and other mental health problems are increasing significantlyamong high school students, measures of school attitude and well-being are of central importance to school practitioners. Students with positive attitudes about school experience more beneficial outcomes and are also less likely to engage in maladaptive, risky behaviors. Therefore, monitoring how students feel about their experiences at school is important, and a novel, fresh approach to examining school attitude is sorely needed. Past studies of school attitude have generally focused on internal, psychological correlates of school attitude, such as individual and subjective reports of students attitude toward school and their motivation levels. Evaluating and Promoting Positive School Attitude in Adolescents goes beyond these traditional measurements and explores less psychologically focused indicators, including ecological factors and observable behaviors. This study provides school psychologists with a new, comprehensive, and ecologically based approach with which to evaluate the school attitude of high school students Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction: How Teens Feel About School and Why We Should Care....Pages 1-17 Review of Research Exploring School Attitude and Related Constructs....Pages 19-28 Methods....Pages 29-34 Results....Pages 35-39 Discussion....Pages 41-46 Back Matter....Pages 47-52