The Importance of Perceived School Climate and Personal Strengths Use for Psychological Functioning among High School Students-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Importance of Perceived School Climate and Personal Strengths Use for Psychological Functioning among High School Students

Published:2021-12-16 Issue: Volume:65 Page:40-55
ISSN:2345-0061
Container-title:Psichologija
language:
Short-container-title:PSY

Author:

Rekienė Virginija,Pakrosnis Rytis^ORCID

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the importance of high school students’ personal strengths use and the perceived school climate on their psychological functioning. The sample of 258 students from a gymnasium filled in measures for adolescent psychological functioning, strengths use and perceived school climate. Contrary to what was expected, the results revealed that personal strengths use did not moderate the relationship between students’ perceived school climate and their psychological functioning. However, both factors – perceived school climate and strengths use – independently of each other, significantly predicted students’ psychological functioning. Therefore, in order to achieve more positive developmental outcomes, it is not enough to create a good climate at school, it is also important to create opportunities for students to use their personal strengths.

Publisher

Vilnius University Press

Subject

General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science

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