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ERIC Number: EJ1210103
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-9289
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Teacher-Student Conflict and Preschoolers' Adjustment in the Transition to Primary School: The Role of Child Self-Regulation and Parents' Positive Relations with Others
Li, Jian-Bin; Lau, Eva Yi Hung
Early Education and Development, v30 n3 p423-437 2019
Research Findings: This study examined the contribution of teacher-student conflict at kindergarten to the child's school adjustment in primary school using a Hong Kong sample. It investigated self-regulation as a mediator and parents' positive relations with others as a moderator in that transition. At Time 1 (T1), kindergarten teachers reported their levels of conflict with individual children (N = 324, 168 girls), whereas children's self-regulation was assessed with a Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders Task. Fathers and mothers also rated their positive relations with others. At Time 2 (T2; 8 months later), when children were enrolled in primary school (N = 247, 126 girls), primary school teachers rated how well they adjusted to the new school. Moderated mediation analyses showed that although the direct effect of T1 teacher-student conflict on T2 school adjustment was not significant, the indirect effect of self-regulation was. T1 teacher-student conflicts were negatively related to children's self-regulation, which in turn predicted subsequent school adjustment. Interestingly, this indirect effect was significant only when parents' positive relations with others were low rather than high. Practice or Policy: The findings highlight the importance of both a warm and caring relationship in the home and self-regulation to successful school transition.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Student Teacher Relationship Scale
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