A Multilevel Approach of Promoting Resilience and Positive School Climate in the School Community During Unsettling Times

Adolescents’ perceptions of school climate: Exploring its protective role in times of economic recession

“…Promoting a positive school climate for students is obviously of great importance as it seems that it can reduce the crisis repercussions and act as a protective factor against hardships. Social and emotional learning programs can promote a positive school climate strengthening the role of the school in supporting adolescents and all the members of the school community (Doll et al, 2014;Hatzichristou et al, 2014Hatzichristou et al, , 2010Hatzichristou, Lampropoulou, Georgouleas, & Mihou, 2017;Hatzichristou & Lianos, 2016). This is further supported by evidence provided by a number of evidence-based intervention programs that have been developed, implemented and evaluated by the Laboratory of School Psychology (LSP, University of Athens) in an effort to enhance and promote resilience in schools and cater for the newly emerged needs of school communities as a result of the crisis.…”

“…Promoting a positive school climate for students is obviously of great importance as it seems that it can reduce the crisis repercussions and act as a protective factor against hardships. Social and emotional learning programs can promote a positive school climate strengthening the role of the school in supporting adolescents and all the members of the school community (Doll et al., 2014; Hatzichristou et al., 2014, 2010; Hatzichristou, Lampropoulou, Georgouleas, & Mihou, 2017; Hatzichristou & Lianos, 2016).…”

“…Data indicate that there is a connection between positive school climate and school adaptation and satisfaction (Biglan, Flay, Embry, & Sandler, 2012;Hatzichristou, Adamopoulou & Lampropoulou, 2014).There is also evidence that when students experience a positive climate in their school, the positive aspect of SWB is enhanced while a negative school climate is linked with the negative aspect of SWB (Guess & McCane-Bowling, 2016;Lampropoulou, 2018;Ruus et al, 2007). However, significant life events that persist over several years and crisis situations seem to have a negative effect on subjective well-being and cause a disruption and alteration in everyday life of people involved.…”

Book Review: Resilience interventions for youth in diverse populations edited by Prince-Embury, S., & Saklofske, D. H.

“…For example, one intervention focuses on promoting a positive change in the school climate for at-risk African American and Latino middle school girls (Stephney, White, Far, & Elias, 2014), whereas another focuses on executive functioning for homeless and highly mobile children (Casey et al, 2014). In addition, the authors provided a number of other school-based interventions designed to promote resilience; these were implemented with students from diverse cultural backgrounds, including at-risk North American (e.g., Song, Sikorski, Doll, & Sikorski, 2014), Australian (Worsley, 2014), and Greek (Hatzichristou, Adamopoulou, & Lampropoulou, 2014) students. This section also presents a diverse range of community-based interventions designed for non-clinical populations.…”

Διαδίκτυο, Γονικές Πρακτικές, Επιθετικότητα Και Αυτοεκτίμηση Στην Εφηβεία

“…Η έννοια του εθισμού έχει μελετηθεί σε παλαιότερες έρευνες με διαφορετικό κάθε φορά επίπεδο εστίασης, είτε λαμβάνοντάς την ως αίτιο είτε ως εξαρτημένη μεταβλητή άμεσα ή έμμεσα επηρεαζόμενη από παράγοντες όπως το ίδιο το άτομο ή τα περιβάλλοντα στα οποία ζει και αλληλεπιδρά. Η διερεύνηση της συμβολής, τόσο των ατομικών όσο και των συστημικών παραγόντων καθώς και της αλληλεπίδρασης τους στο φαινόμενο του εθισμού στους προέφηβους και στους έφηβους, απέβλεπε στη βαθύτερη κατανόηση της διεργασίας που λαμβάνει χώρα στον εθισμό, έτσι ώστε να διαμορφωθούν κατευθυντήριες γραμμές για την ανάπτυξη κατάλληλων παρεμβάσεων από τους ειδικούς προς τους εκπαιδευτικούς, τους μαθητές και τους γονείς (Hatzichristou, Adamopoulou, & Lampropoulou, 2014. Hatzichristou, Lianos, & Lampropoulou, 2017.…”