“…Consistent with social control theory and Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, several studies have found that positive school climate is related to positive youth outcomes, such as better academic achievement (Wang et al, 2014;Yu & Ge, 2010), less mental health difficulties (Leadbeater, Sukhawathanakul, Thompson, & Holfeld, 2015), and less peer victimization (Espelage, Polanin, & Low, 2014;Gendron, Williams, & Guerra, 2011;Konishi, Miyazaki, Hymel, & Waterhouse, 2017;Lee & Song, 2012;Waasdorp, Pas, O'Brennan, & Bradshaw, 2011). Using longitudinal data, researchers have also found that student perceptions of school climate predicted the decrease in victimization over time in Western countries, such as Canada and Australia (Leadbeater et al, 2015;Turner, Reynolds, Lee, Subasic, & Bromhead (2014).…”