Background Suicide and suicidal behaviour are global health concerns with complex
aetiologies. Given the recent research and policy focus on loneliness, this systematic review …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The evidence base for the importance of the school
environment for adolescent emotional health has never been systematically reviewed. We …

This longitudinal study was designed to investigate whether or not social connectedness
predicts psychological well‐being over time. Structural equation modeling was used to …

Background School climate has often been described as the “quality and character of school
life”, including both social and physical aspects of the school, that can positively promote …

Previous research has largely failed to separate the between-and within-person effects in
the longitudinal associations between academic stress, academic self-efficacy, and …

Heightened academic stress in the final years of schooling is a common concern, yet little is
known about how stress changes over time and what individual, school and family factors …

This mixed‐methods study explored adolescents'(n= 682) feelings of social connection in
the time of the COVID‐19 pandemic and examined potential risk (fear of missing out …

International research consistently shows that high-stakes exams are a significant source of
stress and worry for students within secondary education. Existing research focuses on …

This article responds to recent calls for a focus on successful development in young people
and examination of its developmental precursors, in order to identify potentially modifiable …

Background: Previous research has suggested that social disconnectedness experienced at
school is linked to mental health problems, however, more research is needed to investigate …