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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023)

April 2023

School belongingness in academically at-risk adolescents: Addressing psychosocial functioning and psychological well-being

  • Gökmen Arslan
  • Muhammet Coşkun

Journal of Happiness and Health, Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023), 10 April 2023 , Page 1-13
https://doi.org/10.47602/johah.v3i1.9 Published: 01-08-2022

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Abstract

The fundamental psychological need for belongingness in the school setting is a crucial determinant of students’ school-based and overall functioning in life. This study aims to examine the effects of school belongingness on resilience (academic resilience and buoyancy), social support, psychological well-being, and distress in academically at-risk adolescents. The study participants comprised 257 academically at-risk adolescents attending a public secondary and high school in a city in Turkey. Students were 42% (n = 109) female and 58% (n = 148), ranging in age between 11 and 18 years (M = 13.825, SD = 1.673). Results revealed that a school-based sense of inclusion was significantly and positively related to academic resilience, academic buoyancy, social functioning, and psychological well-being, but negatively to psychological and emotional distress. These findings highlighted the crucial role of school belonging for academically high-risk adolescent groups' mental health and wellbeing. All findings were discussed under the related literature and suggestions were made for future research and practices.

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  • School belonging, resilience, wellbeing, distress, positive psychology
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Arslan, G., & Coşkun, M. (2022). School belongingness in academically at-risk adolescents: Addressing psychosocial functioning and psychological well-being. Journal of Happiness and Health, 3(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.47602/johah.v3i1.9
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Journal of Happiness and Health (JOHAH) is a peer-reviewed journal covering happiness and provides an international forum for the science of happiness and health. The JOHAH, which is published two times a year, is an open-access that publishes research outcomes with significant contributions to the understanding and improvement of happiness and health and publishes research regarding the happiness of populations across the life span

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