School well-being among self-esteemand academic achievement

Journal title RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA
Author/s Chiara Palmas, Chiara Mauri, Nicoletta Scionti, Gian Marco Marzocchi
Publishing Year 2022 Issue 2022/1
Language Italian Pages 24 P. 1-24 File size 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/rip2022oa13718
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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between selfesteem, school well-being and academic achievement in a sample of 8 to 13 year-old-students, taking into account the student, parent and teacher’s point of view. This study has confirmed the existance of a reciprocal influence between the child’s educational achievement and his/her school self-esteem. According to the findings of this investigation, the main factors related with academic selfesteem are the anxiety level, the learning skills and school well-being. The learning skills and school well-being are also significantly related with academic achievement, on the contrary anxiety is a mediator of these relationships. This research may be useful for the development of programs and strategies to promote child’s well-being, self-esteem and success at school having parent’s and teacher’s involvement.

Keywords: ; school well-being; self-esteem; academic achievement; anxiety

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Chiara Palmas, Chiara Mauri, Nicoletta Scionti, Gian Marco Marzocchi, Il benessere degli studenti tra autostima e rendimento scolastico in "RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA" 1/2022, pp 1-24, DOI: 10.3280/rip2022oa13718