The items are intended to measure students' perceptions of acceptance, academic and social support, value, and contentment within their social relationships at school. The following are some examples of items that students respond to: "People here notice when I'm good at something," "Other students take my opinions seriously," and "I feel like a real part of this school."[33] Research has found the PSSM to have high validity and reliability, attesting to its status as a valuable and functional measure of school belonging.[2]