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Quality of life and well-being of adolescents in portuguese schools
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The quality of the school environment is associated with greater school involvement and academic success and improved levels of well-being/quality of life. In
this sense, this study intends to explore the relationship between the quality of life
of Portuguese adolescents and school. 8215 adolescents participated in this study,
52.7% of which were female, aged between 10 and 22 years and an average age of
14.36 years (SD=2.28). The sample was collected as part of the Health Behavior
in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. The results show that girls like school,
teachers, school breaks (between classes) and classes more than boys and present
less concerns/difficulties with school. Compared to boys, they report more pressure
with the schoolwork and a better perception of safety at school. On the other hand,
boys have a better relationship with their peers and teachers, miss more classes on
purpose and report a higher perception of quality of life. An above-average QoL
is statistically and significantly related with liking school, peers, teachers, school
breaks (between classes) and classes. It is also related with feeling less pressure
with the schoolwork, a better perception of school success and of safety in the
school environment. Additionally, having an above-average QoL is statistically significantly associated with having a better relationship with peers and teachers and
less concerns/difficulties with school. This is an important message for the reorganization of schools in terms of their practices and curricula. The need to develop
strategies to promote greater identification of students with school is reinforced.
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Keywords
Adolescents School School environment Quality of life
Citation
Guedes, F. B., Cerqueira, A., Gaspar, S., Gaspar, T., de Matos, M. G., & Moreno, C. (2023). Quality of Life and Well-Being of Adolescents in Portuguese Schools. Child Indicators Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-023-10021-5
Publisher
Springer Netherlands