Perceived Social Support at School and Emotional and Musculoskeletal Complaints among Norwegian 8th Grade Students
- 1 December 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
- Vol. 42 (4), 339-356
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0031383980420402
Abstract
Results from the present study indicate that a majority of Norwegian 8th grade students experience satisfactory support from teachers and relations with peers. However, about 6% of the sample reported being harassed on a weekly basis. Moreover, results indicate that there is room for improvement, especially regarding the teachers’ emotional support of students, as well as their ability to prevent students from being harassed. Twelve per cent of the sample reported more severe emotional complaints, whereas 10% of 8th grade students reported more severe musculoskeletal complaints. Results showed significant associations of teacher support and peer relations with emotional as well as musculoskeletal complaints (EM complaints). Exposure to harassment at school and a perceived lack of academic support from teachers showed the strongest associations with EM complaints. Associations were stronger for students reporting learning difficulties than for students not reporting learning difficulties. This was mainly due to stronger associations between exposure to harassment and EM complaints among students reporting learning difficulties.Keywords
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