Perceived quality of school climate played a particularly salient role in the and more problems adolescent perceptions of levels of friction for cohesion classmates were associated with fewer depressive symptoms for ll boys, they were particularly likely to be associated with fewer internalizing problems boys at elevated risk for adjustment problems, namely, those low in effortful control. Boys also were likely fewe depressive if they w in effortul control to show symptoms limited ported high levels of satisfaction with These findings the at-risk showing that percei ved good quality school climales might protect early adolescents from emotional problems (Kuperminc et al., 2001; Kuperminc et al