Abstract
This study aimed to reveal the condition of a child-friendly
school as seen from the psychological well-being students in school.
Lately there have been various harassment incidents that have befallen
students and their own culprit; this is allegedly related to their
discomfort at school. Interviews and observations were employed in
this study. The participants which were the public high school students
were recruited and determined by snowball sampling. The results
showed that, generally, students experienced problems; first,
psychological well-being was disrupted due to the following reasons:
(1) learning environment which included incomplete classroom and
extracurricular activities facilities; (2) teachers’ attribute which
included attitudes toward students, show less affection, appreciation
and sometimes like to force the will; and (3) inadequate teaching and
learning aspects which included poor lesson plans and dense of
teaching and learning material. Second, psychological well-being felt
by students generally in schools is related to: (1) the atmosphere in the
classroom: friendly and not grumpy teachers, fun teachers in
explaining the lesson; (2) understanding and easygoing friends who are
comfortable to communicate with, and (3) the atmosphere outside the
classroom, friendly waiters in the canteen and a comfortable and quiet
library.
Keywords: School; psychological well-being; harassment; students.