Emotional Awareness and School Connectedness: A Prelimenary Study Among Students in Indonesia

Problem Statement: Can emotional awareness facilitate school connectedness? Research Questions: Can emotional awareness facilitate school connectedness? Purpose of the Study: To examine whether emotional awareness can facilitate school connectedness. Research Methods: Three hundred seventy two junior high school students, ages 13-16, completed measures on school connectedness (α=0,773 17 items) and emotional awareness (α=0,704 16 items). Findings: The result indicates that students’ general perception of their relationship to school can be explained by their capability of identifying their own and others’ emotions. Conclusions: This study shows that the students’ general perception of their relationship to school can be explained by their capability of identifying their own and others’ emotions.