Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being
The School Belongingness Scale (SBS) is a 10-item measure of students' sense of belonging in the school as a whole as well as their relationships with teachers and peers. The measure includes items related to "Social Exclusion" and "Social Acceptance."
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Arslan, G., & Duru, E. (2017). Initial development and validation of the School Belongingness Scale. Child Indicators Research, 10(4), 1043-1058. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-016-9414-y