Authors: | Hatzigianni, Maria Shahaeian, Ameneh Wang, Cen Murray, Elizabeth Harrison, Linda J. |
Issue Date: | 1-Dec-2016 |
Journal: | Journal of School Psychology |
Volume: | 59 |
Keywords: | Cluster analysis, Emotional well-being, Peer relationship, School liking, Self-concept, Teacher-child relationship |
Abstract: | Teachers and peers represent two important dimensions of the classroom social ecology that have important implications for children's social-emotional adjustment. This study examined the combined effects of teacher-child relationships (TCR) and peer relationships for 6–7 year-old children on their social-emotional adjustment at 8–9 years. The sample was comprised of children and their teachers participating in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (n = 2857). Teachers reported on TCR, peer relationships, and children's emotional well-being, and children provided self-reported self-concept and school liking during a face-to-face interview. The analytic approach extends previous research by modeling TCR and peer relationships in combination, using cluster analysis to understand the nature of 6–7 year-old children's social relationships in the classroom. Five distinct profiles of children were identified: adaptive, teacher-oriented, teacher-child conflict prominent, non-adaptive, and invisible. The adaptive profile had the best outcomes on all three aspects of social-emotional adjustment at age 8–9; the non-adaptive profile had the poorest outcomes, and the invisible group was mid-range. The teacher-oriented and teacher-child conflict prominent groups had mixed outcomes for social-emotional adjustment. Implications for school psychologists and teachers are discussed. |
ISSN: | 00224405 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsp.2016.09.003 |
URL: | https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84988649191&origin=inward&txGid=4fa54411c13cfa32da0cd5ad3cb29003 |
URI: | https://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/1784 |
Type: | Article |
Department: | Department of Early Childhood Education and Care |
School: | School of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences |
Affiliation: | University of West Attica (UNIWA) |
Appears in Collections: | Articles / Άρθρα |
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