Unpacking the relationship between adolescents’ perceived school climate and negative emotions: the chain mediating roles of school belonging and social avoidance and distress

Table 2 Descriptive statistics, internal consistency reliability, and correlation matrix of key variables

Variable	M	SD	α	Perceived school climate	School belonging	Social avoidance and distress	Negative emotions
Perceived school climate	3.08	0.53	0.94	1.00
School belonging	3.61	0.77	0.93	0.40^**	1.00
Social avoidance and distress	1.31	0.23	0.95	-0.40^**	-0.53^**	1.00
Negative emotions	2.57	0.55	0.92	-0.42^**	-0.57^**	0.57^**	1.00

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