| Title: |
Teachers' Competence Promote Close Relationships to Children with Externalising Problems and Conflictual Relationships |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Wilhelmsen, T.; Alexandersen, N.; Røysamb, E.; Moser, T.; Brandlistuen, R. E.; Wang, M. V. |
| Source: |
Educational Psychology. 2022 42(6):673-693. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
21 |
| Publication Date: |
2022 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Teacher Competencies; Teacher Student Relationship; Early Childhood Education; Child Care; Behavior Problems; Preschool Children; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Structural Equation Models |
| Geographic Terms: |
Norway |
| DOI: |
10.1080/01443410.2022.2059653 |
| ISSN: |
0144-3410; 1469-5820 |
| Abstract: |
This study explored longitudinal associations between student-teacher closeness in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) at 5 years of age and children's externalising problems at 3, 5 and 8 years, and its potential dependency on teachers' perceived competence regarding children's behavioural and social problems. We applied structural equation modelling to data from 7478 children (50.2% boys) from the Norwegian Mother Father and Child Cohort study. Results show that teachers' reports of close relationships in ECEC are beneficial for reduced externalising problems at 8 years, as reported by mothers. Yet, early externalising problems at 3 years compose a risk for low closeness in ECEC. Insufficient competence among teachers about children's social and behavioural problems increases this risk, especially in the presence of student-teacher conflict. When teachers perceive their competence as sufficient, the risk of low closeness is reduced for these children. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2022 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1355234 |
| Database: |
ERIC |