title: School satisfaction and social relations: Swedish schoolchildren's improvement suggestions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim was to explore schoolchildren's views on how to increase school satisfaction and improve social relations among peers at school.
  
  
  METHODS
  Improvement suggestions were collected from school children aged 10-12 years with the help of a feedback model developed for the purpose. Qualitative content analysis was used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two categories emerged from the analysis: 'psychosocial climate', which included the subcategories 'adults' roles and responsibilities' and 'classmates' norms and values'; 'influence', which included the subcategories 'changes in the physical environment' and 'flexible learning'. The categories are seen as important to increase school satisfaction and improve social relations among peers at school.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Examining children's opinions is requested and promoted by the UN convention on the Rights of the Child. The findings contribute to the field by showing how school satisfaction and social relations might be improved, if the child perspective is considered in the planning of health promotion activities in school.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Karlstad University, 651 88, Karlstad, Sweden. louise.persson@kau.se.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Persson
authors.affiliation: Department of Research and Development, Region Halland, Halmstad, Sweden.
authors.forename: Katarina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haraldsson
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Karlstad University, 651 88, Karlstad, Sweden.
authors.forename: Curt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hagquist
mesh_terms: D058445:Bullying / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012572:School Health Services; D012574:Schools; D066107:Social Skills; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden
keywords: PUBLIC health; Qualitative content analysis; School satisfaction; Schoolchildren; Social relations