ABSTRACT
The measure of student well-being is the degree to which a student is functioning effectively in the home, school and community. Well-being, like coping, is multidimensional and multifaceted in that there are physical, economic, psychological, cognitive and social well-beings. Connectedness to school, family or community provides critical building blocks for well-being and resilience. There is a clear relationship between well-being, school connectedness and school belonging despite the diverse approaches taken in the research literature. School connectedness, like belonging, has also been considered under different labels, such as school belonging or school engagement. School belonging, like connectedness, has been defined in various ways, including attachment, connectedness, feeling accepted and respected. Additionally, school belonging is associated with higher levels of happiness, psychological functioning, adjustment, self-esteem and self-identity. With a specific focus on academic coping, Skinner, J. Pitzer and J. Steele developed a multidimensional measure of children's coping in the academic domain.
