TRENDS IN THE PERCEPTION OF SCHOOL CLIMATE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC :HBSC STUDY 1994-2022

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15260%2F25%3A73635157" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15260/25:73635157 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://cejph.szu.cz/pdfs/cjp/2025/04/08.pdf" target="_blank" >https://cejph.szu.cz/pdfs/cjp/2025/04/08.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a8692" target="_blank" >10.21101/cejph.a8692</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

TRENDS IN THE PERCEPTION OF SCHOOL CLIMATE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC :HBSC STUDY 1994-2022

Original language description

Objective: This study aimed to examine long-term trends in Czech adolescents&apos; perceptions of school climate between 1994 and 2022, focusing on school satisfaction, perceived school pressure, and perceived social support from classmates and teachers. Methods: Data were drawn from eight cycles of the Czech Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, encompassing responses from 63,252 students aged 11, 13 and 15 years. Binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess temporal trends and associations between school climate indicators and demographic variables, including gender, age, and family affluence. Results: Compared to 2022, students were significantly more likely to report liking school a lot in 2010 (OR = 2.14, 95% CI: 1.94-2.36) and 2014 (OR = 1.64, 95% CI: 1.52-1.76). Reports of school dissatisfaction were lowest in 2010 (OR = 0.53, 95% CI: 0.49-0.57) and 2014 (OR = 0.60, 95% CI: 0.57-0.63) relative to 2022. Perceived school pressure was highest in 2022, while in 2002 the odds of feeling pressure were less than half as likely (OR = 0.44, 95% CI: 0.41-0.47). Classmate support peaked in 2010 (OR = 2.04, 95% CI: 1.90-2.18) vs. 2022, and teacher support was highest in 2018 (OR = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.26-1.39). Girls and older students consistently reported greater school pressure and lower levels of support, while those from more affluent families reported more favourable perceptions of school climate. Conclusions: Czech adolescents&apos; school climate perceptions have deteriorated over the past three decades, marked by rising demands and weakening support at school. These trends may contribute to reduced school engagement and heightened psychological distress, emphasizing the need for systemic interventions that ensure that high school expectations are coupled with relational and emotional support in schools.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30304 - Public and environmental health

Project

<a href="/en/project/EH23_025%2F0008686" target="_blank" >EH23_025/0008686: ReDiKid: Resilient Kid in Digital World</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Central European Journal of Public Health

ISSN

1210-7778

e-ISSN

1803-1048

Volume of the periodical

33

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

285-291

UT code for WoS article

001669496400007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105027821162