School Belongingness Scale (SBS)

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."

Content

Sub-Category
Languages
English,
Other
Other Language/s
Turkish

Administration Information

Length
10 items
Administration
Paper

Access and Use

Price

Free

Contact

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Use in Research

Sakiz, G. (2012). Perceived instructor affective support in relation to academic emotions and motivation in college. Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 32(1), 63–79.  https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2011.625611

Psychometrics

Psychometric References

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

Psychometric Considerations

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