Social and Ecological Structures Supporting Adolescent Connectedness to School: A Theoretical Model
Social and Ecological Structures Supporting Adolescent Connectedness to School: A Theoretical Model
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00443.x
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发表时间：
2009-11-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Runions, Kevin
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作者：
Waters, Stacey K.;Cross, Donna S.;Runions, Kevin
青春期是一个变化巨大的时期。对大多数年轻人来说，这是一种健康而快乐的经历；然而，对一些人来说，它的特点是许多健康、社会和学术挑战。学生对学校的归属感有助于应对这些挑战。然而，人们对促进这种联系的学校特征知之甚少，更重要的是，这种联系是如何发生的。本文回顾了相关文献，并整合了健康促进、青少年发展和生态框架来描述学校环境如何促进这种联系。方法采用系统的检索和审查过程检索与研究主题相关的学术文章。结果对每篇检索到的文章进行了总结，并开发了一个后续模型来定义学校生态，并描述这种生态如何影响学生与学校联系的需求，以及这种联系对青少年健康和福祉的积极影响。结论整合发展、生态和健康促进干预理论和框架有助于识别学校环境的人际和组织方面，这些方面满足了个人对自主、能力和联系的需求，并改善了青少年的健康和福祉结果。
BACKGROUNDAdolescence is a time of great change. For most young people, this is a healthy and happy experience; however, for some it is characterized by many health, social, and academic challenges. A student's feeling of connectedness to school helps meet these challenges. Little is known, however, about the school characteristics that promote this connection and, more importantly, how this connection occurs. This article reviews the connectedness literature and integrates health promotion, adolescent development, and ecological frameworks to describe how a school context fosters this connection.METHODA systematic search and review process was used to retrieve scholarly articles pertaining to the research topic.RESULTSEach retrieved article was summarized, and a subsequent model was developed to define a school ecology and describe how this ecology influences a student's need to feel connected to school and the positive influence this connection has on adolescent health and well-being.CONCLUSIONSIntegrating developmental, ecological, and health promotion intervention theories and frameworks assists in the identification of interpersonal and organizational aspects of a school environment, which satisfy an individual's needs to feel autonomous, competent, and connected, and to improve health and well-being outcomes for adolescents.