Associations between student well-being and classroom adjustment through the mediation of social support in Japanese Primary Schools

Japan ranked low on child well-being among developed countries in an international survey. Mental health services can provide accessible care to school children when evidence-based practices are employed in schools. However, research in Japan has revealed that schools experience difficulties with th...

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Main Authors: Yuki Matsumoto, Yu Takizawa, Yuma Ishimoto
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Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
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description Japan ranked low on child well-being among developed countries in an international survey. Mental health services can provide accessible care to school children when evidence-based practices are employed in schools. However, research in Japan has revealed that schools experience difficulties with the implementation thereof. Therefore, it is imperative to promote effective feasible education in universal school settings to promote students’ mental health and well-being. The purpose of the present study was to identify factors associated with student well-being, including classroom adjustment and perceived social support, as well as associations with student well-being, which could lead to well-being education that is suitable for a Japanese school context.Primary school children between the ages of 7 and 12 years completed a survey under a teacher's supervision. In essence, the results revealed that various variables were related to Japanese students' well-being. Relationships between classroom adjustment and student well-being can be promoted by social support, which, in turn, can provide empirical implications for the efficacy of well-being education in Japanese schools.
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spelling doaj-art-2e79695c612344d39366fcb47837f7302025-08-20T03:22:59ZengElsevierSocial Sciences and Humanities Open2590-29112025-01-011110138310.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101383Associations between student well-being and classroom adjustment through the mediation of social support in Japanese Primary SchoolsYuki Matsumoto0Yu Takizawa1Yuma Ishimoto2School of Human Life Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, 180 Nishihamaboji, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima, 770-8514, Japan; Corresponding author.College of Education, Psychology, and Social Work, Flinders University, Sturt Rd, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, AustraliaTeacher Education Center, Tottori University, 101 Minami 4-chome, Koyama-cho, Tottori-shi, Tottori, 680-8550, JapanJapan ranked low on child well-being among developed countries in an international survey. Mental health services can provide accessible care to school children when evidence-based practices are employed in schools. However, research in Japan has revealed that schools experience difficulties with the implementation thereof. Therefore, it is imperative to promote effective feasible education in universal school settings to promote students’ mental health and well-being. The purpose of the present study was to identify factors associated with student well-being, including classroom adjustment and perceived social support, as well as associations with student well-being, which could lead to well-being education that is suitable for a Japanese school context.Primary school children between the ages of 7 and 12 years completed a survey under a teacher's supervision. In essence, the results revealed that various variables were related to Japanese students' well-being. Relationships between classroom adjustment and student well-being can be promoted by social support, which, in turn, can provide empirical implications for the efficacy of well-being education in Japanese schools.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259029112500110XPositive educationWell-being educationClassroom adjustmentPerceived social supportStudent well-beingJapanese schools
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Associations between student well-being and classroom adjustment through the mediation of social support in Japanese Primary Schools
Social Sciences and Humanities Open
Positive education
Well-being education
Classroom adjustment
Perceived social support
Student well-being
Japanese schools
title Associations between student well-being and classroom adjustment through the mediation of social support in Japanese Primary Schools
title_full Associations between student well-being and classroom adjustment through the mediation of social support in Japanese Primary Schools
title_fullStr Associations between student well-being and classroom adjustment through the mediation of social support in Japanese Primary Schools
title_full_unstemmed Associations between student well-being and classroom adjustment through the mediation of social support in Japanese Primary Schools
title_short Associations between student well-being and classroom adjustment through the mediation of social support in Japanese Primary Schools
title_sort associations between student well being and classroom adjustment through the mediation of social support in japanese primary schools
topic Positive education
Well-being education
Classroom adjustment
Perceived social support
Student well-being
Japanese schools
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259029112500110X
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