School Connectedness among Adolescent Students According to Gender and Age Group

Abstract

This study aims at detecting the level of school connectedness among adolescent students, and whether this level varies according to students’ gender or age group. The sample consisted of (506) Students (260 females, 241 males) selected using the randomized cluster sampling. School connectedness scale was developed to achieve the study goals. The descriptive method was used for data analysis. The results showed that participants exhibited a high level of the total school connectedness and its subdomains (attachment to teacher, attachment to classmates, school commitment, attachment to school and school involvement). Significant differences were found in the level of total school connectedness due to age group in favor of (12- 14), but no significant differences were found due to gender, and interaction between gender and age group. Also, the result showed significant differences in involvement domain in favor of males, and in favor of female in attachment to classmates, commitment, and attachment to school. Moreover, significant differences were found in attachment to teacher, attachment to school, and involvement due to age group in favor of (12- 14). With regard to the interaction between gender and age group, the results showed that significant differences in the school involvement domain was in favor of male students in age group (12-14).