Evaluating and Promoting Positive School Attitude in Adolescents	4
	Acknowledgements	6
	About the Author	8
	Contents	10
	Chapter 1: Introduction: How Teens Feel About School and Why We Should Care	12
	Loss of Interest in School: A Predictor of School Dropout and Maladaptive Outcomes	13
	Positive Emotionality and Beneficial Outcomes	16
	Traditional Factors Associated with School Attitude	20
	School Attitude: Similar Constructs Across a Variety of Terms	22
	Definitions of Constructs Used for Scales in Survey Instrument of the Present Study	24
	Self-perception	24
	Motivation/Self-regulation	26
	Peer Attitude	26
	School Bond	27
	Goals	28
	Chapter 2: Review of Research Exploring School Attitude and Related Constructs	29
	Positive Orientation Toward School	29
	School Attachment	30
	School Bond	32
	Motivation and Self-regulation	33
	Peer Attitude	35
	Chapter 3: Methods	39
	Setting and Participants	39
	Instruments and Procedures	40
	Measures	41
	Data Analysis	43
	Motivation and Self-regulation	43
	Self-perception	43
	Attitude Toward School	43
	Peer Attitude	43
	School Bond	44
	Summary	44
	Chapter 4: Results	45
	Correlations Among the Four Factors and School Attitude	47
	Comparison with Previous Study	48
	School Attitude Composite for Study Sample	49
	Chapter 5: Discussion	50
	Summary of Findings	51
	Limitations of the Study	53
	Implications and Directions for Future Research	54
	References	56