An investigation of the relationship between students’ perceived school kindness and school attachment

Aiming at examining the relationships between school kindness and school attachment among primary school students, this study was carried out on a total of 159 (46.5% females and 53.5% males) Turkish primary school students. With this purpose, first, the School Kindness Scale was translated into the Turkish language and examined in terms of its validity and reliability. The 5-item and uni-dimensional structure of the scale was confirmed through factor analysis. Internal, split-half, and test–retest reliability of the scale was found satisfactory. Pearson product moments correlation analysis revealed that there is a significant relationship between school kindness and school attachment. Gender and grade level effects on both school attachment and school kindness were examined through independent samples t-test, and the only significant difference found was the significant difference for gender groups, in favor of females, for the attachment to teacher scores. Findings were discussed in relation to school guidance and counseling services.