School climate and mental health among Swedish adolescents: a multilevel longitudinal study.
Krisztina D LászlóFilip AnderssonMaria Rosaria GalantiPublished in: BMC public health (2019)
We found that teacher-, but not student-rated school climate was associated with an increased risk of poor mental health at the student level; the association was most pronounced for internalizing problems. Given schools' importance for adolescents' development, further studies are needed to clarify the mechanisms underlying the observed association.