Family, peer and school connectedness in final year secondary school students

Mcgraw, Karen; Moore, Susan; Fuller, Andrew; Bates, Glen

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Family, peer and school connectedness in final year secondary school students

Mcgraw, Karen, Moore, Susan, Fuller, Andrew, Bates, Glen·2008·Australian Psychologist

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The study aim was to investigate Australian Year 12 students' sense of connectedness to their schools, families, and peers, and examine associations between connectedness and emotional wellbeing. Year 12 students (492 male, 449 female) from 10 secondary schools in Victoria, Australia participated in Phase 1 of the study. Of these, 204 participants (82 male, 122 female) returned surveys 1 year later; 175 of these were attending tertiary education institutions. The study found high levels of depression, anxiety and stress among Year 12 students, with higher negative affect associated with lower levels of family, peer and school connectedness. Negative affect 1 year after leaving school was predicted by negative affect and peer connectedness at Year 12. Results suggest there are significant numbers of at-risk young people in their final year of school, who feel lonely and disconnected from peers, and who maintain concerning levels of depression, anxiety and stress in first year of university.

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Authors: Mcgraw, K., Moore, S., Fuller, A., & Bates, G.
Affiliations: Swinburne University of Technology (AU)
The University of Melbourne (AU)
ORCID: Moore, Susan
Bates, Glen
Venue: Australian Psychologist
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2008-01-10
Volume: 43
Issue: 1
Pages: 27-37
ISSN: 0005-0067 (ISSN-L)
1742-9544
DOI: 10.1080/00050060701668637
OpenAlex: W1966366729
Cited by: 158
References: 71
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FWCI: 16.31
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 (tdm)
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Locations: Australian Psychologist (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
Keywords: social connectedness, family connectedness, peer connection, school connectedness, emotional well-being, depression, anxiety, stress, negative affect, loneliness, Year 12 students, transition to college, at-risk youth

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