Researchers in the Add Health study measured school connectedness based on responses to the following:

How strongly do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements:

I feel close to people at this school.
I am happy to be at this school.
I feel like I am part of this school.
The teachers at this school treat students fairly.
I feel safe in my school.

Students responded on a five-point scale from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree."

Source: Blum, R.W., McNeely, C.A., & Rinehart, P.M. (2002). Improving the odds: The untapped power of schools to improve the health of teens. Minneapolis, MN: Center for Adolescent Health and Development, University of Minnesota.

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