The Relationship between Shyness and Externalizing Problem in Chinese Preschoolers: The Moderating Effect of Teacher-Child Relationship
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| Title: | The Relationship between Shyness and Externalizing Problem in Chinese Preschoolers: The Moderating Effect of Teacher-Child Relationship |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Han, Pi Guo, Wu, Yun Peng, Yu, Tian, Xia, Xu Min, Gao, Feng Qiang |
| Source: | Journal of Education and Training Studies. Mar 2016 4(3):167-173. |
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| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 7 |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Preschool Education Early Childhood Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Teacher Student Relationship, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Psychological Patterns, Behavior Problems, Mothers, Aggression, Attention Span, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Correlation, Conflict, Surveys, Child Behavior, Check Lists |
| Geographic Terms: | China |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Child Behavior Checklist, Student Teacher Relationship Scale |
| ISSN: | 2324-805X |
| Abstract: | The current study explored the role of teacher-child relationship plays on the relationship between preschooler's shyness level and externalizing problem. The sample consisted of 463 children from 6 preschools of Shandong province in northern China. Mothers reported the shyness level, aggressive behavior, and attention problem of their children, whereas teachers rated the teacher-child relationships. Among the results, the shyness level of girls were significantly higher than that of boys; children's age was significantly and negatively correlated with parents' rating of child shyness, aggressive behavior, and attention problem; shyness was associated with more aggressive behaviors, more attention problems, higher teacher-child dependence, higher teacher-child conflict, and lower teacher-child closeness. The aggressive behavior was associated with higher teacher-child dependence and higher teacher-child conflict. Teacher-child closeness moderated the relationship between shyness and externalizing problem (including aggressive behavior and attention problem). Teacher-child dependency moderated the relationship between shyness and aggressive behavior. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 25 |
| Entry Date: | 2016 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1091309 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The current study explored the role of teacher-child relationship plays on the relationship between preschooler's shyness level and externalizing problem. The sample consisted of 463 children from 6 preschools of Shandong province in northern China. Mothers reported the shyness level, aggressive behavior, and attention problem of their children, whereas teachers rated the teacher-child relationships. Among the results, the shyness level of girls were significantly higher than that of boys; children's age was significantly and negatively correlated with parents' rating of child shyness, aggressive behavior, and attention problem; shyness was associated with more aggressive behaviors, more attention problems, higher teacher-child dependence, higher teacher-child conflict, and lower teacher-child closeness. The aggressive behavior was associated with higher teacher-child dependence and higher teacher-child conflict. Teacher-child closeness moderated the relationship between shyness and externalizing problem (including aggressive behavior and attention problem). Teacher-child dependency moderated the relationship between shyness and aggressive behavior. |
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| ISSN: | 2324-805X |
