ADOLESCENTS' SATISFACTION WITH SCHOOL EXPERIENCES:RELATIONSHIPS WITH DEMOGRAPHICS, ATTACHMENTRELATIONSHIPS, AND SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT BEHAVIOR

摘要

This study investigated the relationships among demographics, parent and peer attachment, schoolsatisfaction, and student engagement behavior in a 1-year longitudinal study of secondary-schoolstudents. Statistically significant cross-sectional differences in school satisfaction were observed,based on grade, but not on race, gender, or socioeconomic status. Level of school satisfaction did notmoderate the relationships between parent and peer satisfaction and negative student engagementbehaviors at Time 2 (controlling for Time 1). School satisfaction did account for significant incre-mental variance across all levels of parent and peer attachment relationships, although predictinga larger proportion of variance for withdrawal behavior than for resistance/aggression behavior.Adolescents' appraisals of their school satisfaction appear to be an independent predictor of theirschool engagement behaviors, regardless of the quality of their parent or peer attachment relation-ships. Limitations of the study as well as implications for future research and educational practiceare discussed.