Evaluation of the Metric Properties of the Delaware School Climate Survey - Student: A Study in a Sample of Serbian High School Students

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作者
Dordic, Dejan [1 ]
Floric, Olivera Knezevic [2 ]
Ninkovic, Stefan [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Novi Sad, Fac Educ, Sombor, Serbia
[2] Univ Novi Sad, Fac Philosophy, Dr Zorana Dindica 2, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia
关键词
school climate; DSCS-S; student perceptions; measurement invariance; high school; COVARIANCE STRUCTURE-ANALYSIS; FIT INDEXES; PERCEPTIONS; MULTILEVEL; VICTIMIZATION; VALIDATION; ATTACHMENT;
D O I
10.1177/07342829221081644
中图分类号
G44 [教育心理学];
学科分类号
0402 ; 040202 ;
摘要
The present study examined the metric properties of the Delaware School Climate Survey - Student (DSCS-S) using a sample of 1524 Serbian high school students. Of the total number of participants, 764 were male and 760 were female with age ranging from 16 to 20 years (M = 17.67, SD = 0.65). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) demonstrated that a seven-factor model of school climate has an adequate fit with the data. Furthermore, measurement invariance of the DSCS-S across gender was supported. Results revealed significant latent mean differences between male and female students on most dimensions of the school climate. Convergent validity of the DSCS-S was established by correlations of its dimensions with students' academic achievement and attachment to school. Taken together, the findings of the present study indicate that the DSCS-S has the potential to be applied in measuring school climate in the Serbian educational context.
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页码:649 / 662
页数:14
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