The teacher-child relationship and children's early school adjustment
The teacher-child relationship and children's early school adjustment
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DOI:
10.1016/s0022-4405(96)00029-5
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发表时间:
1997-03-01
影响因子:
5
通讯作者:
Ladd, GW
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作者:
Birch, SH;Ladd, GW
The teacher-child relationship may serve important support functions for young children in their attempts to adjust to the school environment A sample of kindergarten children (N = 206, mean age = 5.58 years) and their teachers participated in the present study, which was designed to examine how three distinct features of the teacher-child relationship (closeness, dependency, and conflict) were related to various aspects of children's school adjustment Dependency in the teacher-child relationship emerged as a strong correlate of school adjustment difficulties, including poorer academic performance, more negative school attitudes, and less positive engagement with the school environment. In addition, teacher-rated conflict was associated with teachers' ratings of children's school liking, school avoidance, self-directedness, and cooperative participation in the classroom. Finally, teacher-child closeness was positively linked with children's academic performance, as well as teachers' ratings of school liking and self-directedness. The findings highlight the importance of considering various features of children's relationships with classroom teachers when examining young children's school adjustment. (C) 1997 Society for the Study of School Psychology.