ERIC Number: EJ1326851
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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Preschool Children's Social Competence: The Roles of Parent-Child, Parent-Parent, and Teacher-Child Relationships
Saral, Bengi; Acar, Ibrahim H.
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, v29 n6 p856-876 2021
Children's relationships with adults (e.g. parents and teachers) and within-family relationships (e.g. parent-parent) are important drivers for the development of children's social competence. The current study examined the contributions of adult-child relationships (parent-child and teacher-child) and parent-parent relationships to preschool children's social competence. In addition, the moderating roles of teacher-child relationships between parent-child and parent-parent relationships, and children's social competence were examined. Participants were parents and teachers of 127 children (M = 54.65, SD = 9.22 months) from Turkey. Parents reported on parent-child and parent-parent relationships and teachers reported on teacher-child relationships and children's social competence. Hierarchical regression models accounting for the nesting structure of the data were run to test the hypotheses. Results showed that teacher-child closeness was positively and teacher-child conflict was negatively associated with children's social competence. Parent-child and parent-parent relationships were not associated with children's social competence. Teacher-child closeness moderated the association between parent-parent conflict and social competence. The findings highlight the importance of examining both parent-parent and teacher-child relationships in the prediction of children's social competence.
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Interpersonal Competence, Parent Child Relationship, Family Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Predictor Variables, Measures (Individuals), Rating Scales
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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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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Student Teacher Relationship Scale
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