Table 1 Overview of Used Variables with regard to the School Environment, Academic Performance, Teacher Relationship, and Peer Relationship
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Variable (group) | Question | Response categories along with their numerical coding | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Education Performance (Academic Performance) | How is your education performance in school? | [4] Very Good [3] Good [2] Average [1] Below Average | |
School feeling (School Environment) | How do you feel about school at present? | [4] I like it a lot [3] I like it a bit [2] I don’t like it very much [1] I don’t like it at all | These questions were adapted from the section on school settings in HBSC, [46] ) |
School pressure (School Environment) | How pressured do you feel by the schoolwork/homework you have to do? | [4] Not at all [3] A little [2] Some [1] A lot | |
Schoolwork problem (School Environment) | In general, how much of a problem have you had getting your schoolwork/homework done on time? | [4] No problem [3] Some problem [2] A considerable problem [1] A serious problem | |
School comparative performance (Academic performance) | In your opinion, what does your class teacher(s) think about your school performance compared to your classmates? | [4] Very good [3] Good [2] Average [1] Below average | |
Class enjoyment (peer support) | The students in my class(es) enjoy being together | [5] Strongly agree [4] Agree [3] Neither agree or disagree [2] Disagree [1] Strongly disagree | |
Class kind help (peer support) | Most of the students in my class(es) are kind and helpful | ||
Class acceptance (peer support) | Other students accept me as I am | ||
Teacher acceptance (teacher support) | I feel that my teachers accept me as I am | ||
Teacher caring (teacher support) | I feel that my teachers care about me as a person | ||
Teacher trust (teacher support) | I feel a lot of trust in my teachers |