Student-Teacher Relationships Matter: Moderating Influences Between Temperament and Preschool Social Competence
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Sandra G. Gagnon Ph.D., Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Abstract: Ecological approaches to preschool assessment, which consider both within-child and environmental
variables, are considered best practice for school psychologists. This study employs such a
model to investigate the interactive influence of child temperament and student–teacher relationship
quality on peer play behaviors. Parents of 44 preschool children (25 girls, 19 boys) ranging in
age from 40 to 68 months (mean [M]=53.00) and primarily White (92.9%) provided ratings of
their children’s temperaments on the Behavioral Style Questionnaire. Their teachers completed the
Student–Teacher Relationship Scale and the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale. Results indicate that
(a) student–teacher relationships characterized by low conflict and low dependence are associated
with less disruptive peer play, and (b) the association between temperament and disruptive play
is attenuated in low conflict student–teacher relationships. Implications for school psychologists
include the importance of student–teacher relationships in the context of preschool assessment and
intervention planning.
Student-Teacher Relationships Matter: Moderating Influences Between Temperament and Preschool Social Competence
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Griggs, M. S., Gagnon, S. G., Huelsman, T. J., Kidder-Ashley, P., & Ballard, M. (2009). Student-teacher relationships matter: Moderating influences between temperament and preschool social competence. Psychology in the Schools, 46(6): 553-567 (Jul 2009). Published by Wiley (ISSN: 0033-3085). DOI: 10.1002/pits.20397 [The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com]
- Language: English
- Date: 2009