RELATIONSHIPS WITH TEACHERS AND FRIENDS, AND THE LEVEL OF SCHOOL HAPPINESS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN DA NANG CITY

Schools play a crucial role in shaping and developing students’ personalities. The aim of this study is to examine the relationships with teachers and friends, and the perceived level of school happiness among students. The study, conducted on 454 middle school students, indicates a fairly consistent and high level of differentiation in the perception of happiness when attending school. The closer the relationships between teachers and students, as well as between students and friends, the higher the students’ perception of happiness at school. Among these, the relationship between students and friends is the most influential factor in their perception of happiness