ERIC Number: EJ1469070
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
EISSN: EISSN-1557-5144
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Psychometric Properties of the School Support Scale (SSS) for a Sample of Chilean Adolescents
María Josefina Chuecas1; Mariavictoria Benavente2; Alejandra Galdames2; Jaime Alfaro1; Ana Loreto Ditzel1
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v43 n1 p116-122 2025
This study assesses the psychometric properties of the School Support Scale (SSS), part of the CHKS's Resilience Youth Development Module (RYDM; Furlong et al., 2009), among 231 sixth- and seventh-grade students in urban public schools in Chile. Results indicated satisfactory psychometric properties, replicating a unifactorial structure observed in prior research (Hanson & Kim, 2007), where items related to "caring relationships" and "high expectations" loaded onto a single factor, "school support." Significant correlations were found with measures of life satisfaction and school-related affect. These findings underscore the scale's utility in evaluating student perceptions of school support and highlight avenues for future research to enhance its applicability across diverse educational contexts.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Rating Scales, Caring, Interpersonal Relationship, Educational Environment, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Grade 7, Student Attitudes, Resilience (Psychology), Grade 6, Well Being, Factor Analysis, Teacher Student Relationship, Peer Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Chile
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Author Affiliations: 1Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile; 2Universidad San Sebastian, Concepción, Chile