This study systematically reviewed the literature on perceived school safety. We investigated
the prevalence, factors and associated mental health difficulties, as well as cross-cultural …

School environment is an important determinant of psychosocial function and may also be
related to mental health. We therefore investigated whether perceived school safety, a …

Purpose Classroom engagement is a key indicator of student motivation, learning potential,
and the eventual probability of persisting to high-school completion. This study investigated …

Although all stakeholders agree that schools must be safe places to learn, there are
discrepancies among researchers, policy makers, and the general public about what …

Feeling safe in school is important for students' learning, well-being, and quality of life.
Variables possibly associated with feeling unsafe in school, such as mental health …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Perceptions of school safety have an important effect on
students' development. Based on the model of “context‐process‐outcomes,” we examined …

Research consistently finds that a comprehensive approach to school safety, which
integrates the best scientific evidence and solid implementation strategies, offers the …

Young people's fears of victimization and feelings of unsafety constitute a serious and
pervasive public health problem and appear to be associated with different factors than …

Perceptions of school safety, fear of crime among students, and school avoidance have
received increasing research attention in recent decades. Feeling unsafe at school impacts …

Background Surprisingly little is known about the frequency, stability, and correlates of
school fear and truancy based on self-reported data of adolescents. Methods Self-reported …