Abstract

• The primary purpose of this study was to investigate social-connectedness in adolescents. A total of 300 adolescents (127 males and 173 females) from two high schools in the Yangon Region participated in this study. The descriptive survey research method was applied and quantitative data analysis was executed in this study. As the instrument, the Student Sense of Connectedness Scale (SSCS) questionnaire was used. Adolescents’ social-connectedness was significantly different by gender and school. There was no statistically significant difference in the sense of belonging with peers by gender. There was a statistically significant difference in teacher support, fairness and respect and engagement in community by gender at 0.05 level. There was a statistically significant difference in relatedness of self with school and academic engagement by gender at 0.001 level. There was no statistically significant difference in engagement in community and academic engagement by school. There was a statistically significant difference in teacher support, the sense of belongingness with peer and relatedness of self with school by school at 0.01 level. There was statistically significant difference in fairness and respect by school at 0.001 level. It can be concluded that adolescents are close, cared for and connected to others.