ERIC Number: EJ1012491
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 9
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How are Closeness and Conflict in Student-Teacher Relationships Associated with Demographic Factors, School Functioning and Mental Health in Norwegian Schoolchildren Aged 6-13?
Drugli, May Britt
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v57 n2 p217-225 2013
This study explored the association between teacher-reported student-teacher relationship quality (closeness and conflict) and demographic factors, school functioning and child mental health in a cross-sectional study. The study was conducted among a national sample of Norwegian school children (N?=?825) in grades 1 to 7. Bivariate analyses and standard multiple regression analysis were conducted. Conflict in student-teacher relationships correlated highly with child mental health factors and in particular, problems of externalization. For closeness in student-teacher relationships, demographic factors accounted for the largest proportion of variance. Our findings suggest that different strategies may be needed to promote closeness and reduce conflict in student-teacher relationships. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Teacher Student Relationship, Mental Health, Conflict, Multiple Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Correlation, Behavior Problems, Questionnaires, Gender Differences, Instructional Program Divisions, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Affective Behavior
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Student Teacher Relationship Scale
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