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Objective: Within the school context, the need to belong is a fundamental psychological construct associated with a variety of important adolescent school‐based and quality‐of‐life outcomes. The objective of the present study is to investigate the mediating effect of loneliness on the association between school belonging constructs (i.e., social inclusion and exclusion) and subjective well‐being and mental health problems among adolescents.

Method: Participants of this study included 244 adolescents in grades 9–12 attending a high school in a city of Turkey. They were comprised of 52.5% female and 47.5% male and ranged in age between 14 and 18-years (M = 16.27, SD = .1.02).

Results: Findings of the study indicated that school‐based social inclusion and exclusion significantly predicted loneliness, mental health problems, and subjective well‐being. Mediation analyses showed that loneliness partially …