This study investigated the reasons as to why children come to hate school. The Dislike of School Scale (20 items) for children was developed and administered to 708 elementary school students (1st grade through 6th grade). Initial evidence of construct and factorial validity of the School Disagreeable Scale were found.
Exploratory factor analysis suggested that the Dislike of School Scale was composed of 4 dimensions; "Apathy, " "Educational anxiety, " "Dissatisfaction with teacher, " and "Relationships with friends." The Dislike of School Scale displayed satisfactory levels of internal consistency.
Finally, the relationship between scores on the Dislike of School Scale by class and by teacher also suggested support for the validity of the scale.
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