ERIC Number: EJ1210103
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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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.
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, Conflict, Student Adjustment, Self Control, Foreign Countries, Task Analysis, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Prediction, Caring, Parent Child Relationship, School Readiness, Longitudinal Studies, Measures (Individuals), Rating Scales, Well Being, Correlation, Mothers, Fathers
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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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