School sense of community has been associated with lower levels of students' aggressive behaviors. The main aim of the study was to examine whether the magnitude of the influence of school sense of community on students' aggressive behavior is similar or different across schools with different levels of aggressive behaviors. Participants were 1,800 Italian students attending 44 middle and high schools. Using multilevel modeling (a random intercepts and slopes model), we found that the magnitude of the negative relationship between sense of community in the school and students' aggressive behaviors was stronger in schools with high levels of aggressive behavior.
The relationship between sense of community in the school and students' aggressive behavior: A multilevel analysis / Prati, Gabriele*; Albanesi, Cinzia; Cicognani, Elvira. - In: SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY. - ISSN 1045-3830. - ELETTRONICO. - 33:4(2018), pp. 512-516. [10.1037/spq0000260]
The relationship between sense of community in the school and students' aggressive behavior: A multilevel analysis
Prati, Gabriele
;Albanesi, Cinzia;Cicognani, Elvira
2018
Abstract
School sense of community has been associated with lower levels of students' aggressive behaviors. The main aim of the study was to examine whether the magnitude of the influence of school sense of community on students' aggressive behavior is similar or different across schools with different levels of aggressive behaviors. Participants were 1,800 Italian students attending 44 middle and high schools. Using multilevel modeling (a random intercepts and slopes model), we found that the magnitude of the negative relationship between sense of community in the school and students' aggressive behaviors was stronger in schools with high levels of aggressive behavior.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
