School Connectedness, Self-Esteem, and Adolescent Life Satisfaction. Issue 2 (1st June 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Watson, Joshua C.; Haktanir, Abdulkadir
• Is Part Of: Journal of professional counseling, practice, theory, & research. Volume 44:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 32
• Page End: 48
• Publication Date: 2017-06-01
• Subjects: adolescence -- life satisfaction -- self-esteem -- school connectedness; Counseling -- Periodicals; Educational counseling -- Periodicals; Counseling; Educational counseling; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 361.06
• DOI: 10.1080/15566382.2017.12069189
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1556-6382

Abstract

Abstract : We collected data from 652 students enrolled in grades 5-12 in a rural southern school district to identify whether a pair of self-appraised social constructs could significantly predict adolescent life satisfaction. Using a simultaneous multiple regression analysis, we found that both self-esteem and school connectedness significantly predicted life satisfaction among adolescents, accounting for 40% of the variance in our outcome variable. Considering these results, we present several practice-based recommendations for professional school counselors interested in promoting life satisfaction with their students.