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Publication Date: 2008-Feb
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Teachers' Perceptions of Conflict with Young Students: Looking beyond Problem Behaviors
Hamre, Bridget K.; Pianta, Robert C.; Downer, Jason T.; Mashburn, Andrew J.
Social Development, v17 n1 p115-136 Feb 2008
Teachers' judgments of relational conflict are unique indicators of children's academic and social adjustment. Using a large, hierarchically nested sample of preschoolers (N = 2282) and teachers (N = 597) this study examines the individual and classroom factors associated with teachers' ratings of conflict, both before and after adjusting for problem behaviors ratings. Over half of the variance in teachers' reports of conflict with children was explained by ratings of children's problem behaviors. However, many children had more (or less) conflict than predicted based on teacher-rated problem behavior. Older children were more likely to have conflictual relationships with teachers than expected based on their level of problem behavior. Furthermore, teachers who reported more depression and lower self-efficacy and teachers who were observed to provide less emotional support in the classroom tended to report more conflict with students in their classroom than expected based on levels of problem behaviors.
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Preschool Teachers, Conflict, Behavior Problems, Preschool Children, Student Adjustment, Social Adjustment, Age Differences, Self Efficacy, Depression (Psychology), Teacher Student Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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