A Review of School Connectedness: Definitions, Antecedents, and Psychological Outcomes.

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of School Health Pub Date : 2025-07-07 DOI:10.1111/josh.70037

Anqi Peng, Meagan M Patterson

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Abstract

Background: There is extensive research on the importance of school connectedness (SC). However, studies vary in how SC is operationalized, and little work has investigated factors that promote SC or how it relates to psychological outcomes, especially positive ones.

Method: This study includes a narrative review of the definitions/operationalizations, theoretical foundations, and predictors of SC as well as a systematic review of 90 empirical articles that assessed at least two components of SC (i.e., school attachment/belonging, teacher attachment, peer attachment) and at least one of seven psychological outcomes (i.e., mental health, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation/behavior, well-being, resilience, self-esteem) as a dependent variable.

Results: Both individual and school factors can promote SC. SC relates to both positive adjustment and psychopathology; less is known regarding SC and positive adjustment relative to psychopathology.

Conclusions: SC should be conceptualized as a multi-component construct, with three key components: school attachment/belonging, teacher attachment, and peer attachment (especially with prosocial peers). Given that SC relates to multiple aspects of student mental health, it is an important target for promoting students' well-being.

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学校连通性的回顾：定义、前因和心理结果。

背景：关于学校连通性（SC）的重要性有广泛的研究。然而，关于SC如何运作的研究各不相同，很少有工作调查促进SC的因素或它与心理结果的关系，特别是积极的结果。方法：本研究包括对自主学习的定义/操作化、理论基础和预测因素的叙述性回顾，以及对90篇实证文章的系统回顾，这些文章评估了自主学习的至少两个组成部分（即学校依恋/归属、教师依恋、同伴依恋）和七个心理结果中的至少一个（即心理健康、抑郁、焦虑、自杀意念/行为、幸福感、弹性、自尊）作为因变量。结果：个体因素和学校因素均可促进青少年自我调节，自我调节与心理病理相关；关于SC和积极适应与精神病理的关系，我们所知较少。结论：SC应该被定义为一个多成分结构，其中有三个关键成分：学校依恋/归属、教师依恋和同伴依恋（尤其是亲社会同伴）。学生心理健康涉及学生心理健康的多个方面，是促进学生心理健康的重要目标。

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来源期刊

Journal of School Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

9.10%

发文量

134

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of School Health is published 12 times a year on behalf of the American School Health Association. It addresses practice, theory, and research related to the health and well-being of school-aged youth. The journal is a top-tiered resource for professionals who work toward providing students with the programs, services, and environment they need for good health and academic success.