Table 2. Factor loadings for the 37 items on the Quality of Life in School (QoLS) scale.

Last column on the right indicates lower cross-loadings on other factors. Three items with loadings <0.30 were dropped from the analysis (Social activities at school, Lighting in classroom, Trip to school comfortable).

	F1	F2	F3	F4
F1—Psychosocial
Feelings of loneliness	−0.77
Teasing by other students	−0.62
Having friends at school	0.59
Trouble sleeping at night	−0.59
Unpopularity in class	−0.57
Respect from other students	0.52				F4*
Feelings of frustration	−0.48
Jealousy of other students’ things	−0.47
Perceived safety at school	0.45
Desire to change schools	−0.45
Popularity in class	0.44
Pain or discomfort during school	−0.38
F2—Attitude towards school
Interest in school subjects		0.73
Enjoyment of school		0.65
Overall satisfaction with life at school		0.62			F1*
Happiness in school		0.61			F1*
Interest in school subjects		0.57			F3*
Importance of attending school		0.46
Satisfaction with grades		0.35
Academic success		0.34
F3—Teacher–student relationship
Teacher support for student well-being			0.70		F4*
Fondness of teacher			0.69
Understanding from teachers			0.63
Approachability of teachers			0.59
Teacher support for academic success			0.53		F4*
Satisfaction with teachers			0.47		F4*
F4—School environment
Quietness of classroom				0.55
Positive appearance of school				0.55
Positive appearance of classroom				0.50
Cleanliness of school				0.49
Comfort of chairs and desks in classroom				0.45
Fun place to play at school				0.43
Comfort of temperature in classroom				0.40
Visibility of whiteboard in classroom				0.30