Investigating the Perception of Adolescents about the Socio-emotional School Environment

Abstract

Adolescence is characterised by storms and stress. Family, teachers, peers, and environmental factors all have a role in adolescent social and emotional development. The purpose of this study is to learn how adolescents perceive the socio-emotional climate of their school environment. Improvement in school environment motivates the student to acquire higher moral values and academics performance. A total of 300 adolescents in the 8th and 9th grades participated in the study. The sample includes 150 students (75 boys and 75 girls) from government schools and 150 students (75 boys and 75 girls) from private schools. The socio-emotional school atmosphere was assessed using the Socio-emotional School Climate Inventory. The majority of respondents rated their school atmosphere as good to extremely favourable, according to the findings. Compared to respondents from government schools, respondents from private schools had a superior view of the social and socio-emotional atmosphere of their institutions. Government schools were thought to have a superior emotional atmosphere.