The effect of closeness and conflict in the teacher-child relationship on the course and malleability of externalising problem behaviour among preschoolers: An intervention study. KU Leuven
Theory and research increasingly point to the role of the teacher-child relationschip for children's adjustment in general, and externalizing problem behavior (EPB) in particular. Several studies have shown that teacher-child conflict is a risk factor and teacher-child closeness a protective factor for children's EPB. Most studies, however, use observational designs and do not allow drawing conclusions about causality. The main aim of the ...