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Perceived school safety is significantly influenced by demographic factors, socio-emotional competencies, and school climate, with strong student-teacher relationships and connection acting as protective factors, while bullying and depressive symptoms serve as risk factors. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Investigate students' perceptions of school safety and identify individual, relational, and mental health factors that influence safety and youth development.

August 28, 2026Advances in Social Sciences Research JournalOpen Access

Perceptions of (In)Security in Portuguese Schools: A Multidimensional Approach to Safety and Youth Development

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MRMarta ReisFord Foundation CNCatarina NoronhaUniversity of Lisbon GTGina ToméUniversity of Lisbon

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals key relational and emotional predictors of perceived safety among secondary students, highlighting the protective value of school climate and connection.

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Investigate students' perceptions of school safety and identify individual, relational, and mental health factors that influence safety and youth development.
Surveyed 3,083 lower and upper secondary school students in Portugal (49.5% male; mean age = 13.6 years) through the Psychological Health and Well-being Observatory.
Evaluated a multidimensional safety model encompassing socio-emotional skills, school climate, and mental health indicators using linear regression analysis.
The linear regression model accounted for 25.9% of the total variance in perceived school safety.
Younger age (5th and 6th grades), female gender, high curiosity, strong student–teacher relationships, positive school climate, and the Positive Youth Development Connection dimension served as significant protective factors.
Bullying, elevated stress, and depressive symptoms were significantly associated with lower perceptions of school safety.

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Reis et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a914599d15324a1df3a8dd5 https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.1308.12122

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals key relational and emotional predictors of perceived safety among secondary students, highlighting the protective value of school climate and connection.

Perceptions of (In)Security in Portuguese Schools: A Multidimensional Approach to Safety and Youth Development

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Perceptions of (In)Security in Portuguese Schools: A Multidimensional Approach to Safety and Youth Development

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