Teacher-child conflict and aggressive behavior in first grade: The intervening role of children’s self-esteem

High levels of teacher-child conflict have repeatedly been found to amplify children’s aggressive behavior. Up to now, however, research on possible mechanisms explaining this link is largely lacking. The current study aimed to test whether children’s self-esteem is an intervening mechanism. Participants were 139 children (70 boys, M age = 6.18 years) and their teachers from 35 classes in 19 schools who were followed longitudinally throughout first grade. Teacher-child conflict was measured during the first trimester (October-December) , children’s self-esteem (three child interviews) during the second trimester (January-March), and children’s aggressive behavior during the first and third trimester (April-June). Teacher-child conflict had a significant indirect effect on changes in children’s aggressive behavior across first grade through its effect on children’s self-esteem.

Jaar van publicatie:2011

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BOF-publication weight:0.5

CSS-citation score:1

Authors from:Higher Education