School belongingness, well-being, and mental health among adolescents: Exploring the role of loneliness

Arslan G.

AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 2020 (SSCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume:
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ajpy.12274
  • Journal Name: AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, Gender Studies Database, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo, Sociological abstracts
  • Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective Within the school context, the need to belong is a fundamental psychological construct associated with a variety of important adolescent school-based and quality-of-life outcomes. The objective of the present study is to investigate the mediating effect of loneliness on the association between school belonging constructs (i.e., social inclusion and exclusion) and subjective well-being and mental health problems among adolescents.