Peer Preference, Perceived Popularity, and the Teacher–Child Relationship in Special Education

This four-wave longitudinal study examined bidirectional associations among pupils’ social status (preference and popularity) and teacher–child relationship characteristics (quality, support, satisfaction, and conflict) in special education. Participants included 586 pupils (86% boys) initially attending Grades 4 and 5 ( Mage Wave 1 = 10.82 years, SD = 0.86) and their teachers. Reports of teacher–child relationships were collected from teachers and pupils through questionnaires. Peer nominations were used to assess preference and popularity. Autoregressive cross-lagged models indicated that preference predicted changes in satisfaction between school years. Conflict in the teacher–child relationship predicted preference, and preference and popularity predicted conflict within and between school years. Bidirectionality of the associations depended on the aspect of the teacher–child relationship and the dimension of social status. Conflict was more robustly related to social status than satisfaction, support, and pupil-reported relationship quality. The associations within school years were not more robust than associations between school years.

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Transactional Links Between Teacher-Child Relationship Quality and Perceived Versus Sociometric Popularity: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study

Child Development ◽

10.1111/cdev.12216 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 85 (4) ◽

pp. 1647-1662 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Steven De Laet ◽

Sarah Doumen ◽

Eleonora Vervoort ◽

Hilde Colpin ◽

Karla Van Leeuwen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Relationship Quality ◽

Child Relationship

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A Longitudinal Study of Child Maltreatment, Mother–Child Relationship Quality and Maladjustment: The Role of Self-Esteem and Social Competence

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology ◽

10.1023/b:jacp.0000030289.17006.5a ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 341-354 ◽

Cited By ~ 88

Author(s):

Jungmeen Kim ◽

Dante Cicchetti

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Child Maltreatment ◽

Social Competence ◽

Relationship Quality ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Child Relationship ◽

Mother Child Relationship

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Bidirectional Associations Between Teacher–Child Relationship Quality and Chinese American Immigrant Children’s Behavior Problems

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology ◽

10.1080/15374416.2016.1183496 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 47 (6) ◽

pp. 954-966 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jennifer Ly ◽

Qing Zhou

Keyword(s):

Behavior Problems ◽

Relationship Quality ◽

Chinese American ◽

Children's Behavior ◽

Child Relationship ◽

American Immigrant ◽

Bidirectional Associations ◽

Children’S Behavior Problems

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Supplemental Material for Dyadic Development in the Family: Stability in Mother–Child Relationship Quality From Infancy to Adolescence

Journal of Family Psychology ◽

10.1037/fam0000794.supp ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Relationship Quality ◽

Family Stability ◽

Child Relationship ◽

The Family ◽

Mother Child Relationship

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Examining Reciprocal Links between Parental Autonomy-Support and Children’s Peer Preference in Mainland China

Children ◽

10.3390/children8060508 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 508

Author(s):

Na Hu ◽

Muzi Yuan ◽

Junsheng Liu ◽

Robert J. Coplan ◽

Ying Zhou

Keyword(s):

Middle Schools ◽

Peer Relationships ◽

Autonomy Support ◽

Chinese Culture ◽

Mainland China ◽

Supportive Parenting ◽

Parental Autonomy Support ◽

Parental Autonomy ◽

Peer Preference ◽

Peer Nominations

The present study examined the longitudinal relations between child perceptions of parental autonomy-support and peer preference in mainland China. Participants were N = 758 children (50.8% boys; Mage = 10.78 years, SD = 1.03 at Wave 1; Mage = 11.72 years, SD = 1.11 at Wave 2; Mage = 12.65 years, SD = 0.95 at Wave 3) from elementary and middle schools in Shanghai, P.R. China. Children were followed over three years from Grades 4–6 to Grades 6–8. Each year, children reported their perceived maternal/paternal autonomy-support and peer preference (being well-liked among peers) was measured via peer nominations. Among the results, peer preference positively predicted later perceptions of maternal and paternal autonomy-supportive parenting, whereas autonomy-supportive parenting did not significantly predict later peer preference. Results are discussed in terms of the interactions between parental autonomy-supportive parenting and children’s peer relationships in Chinese culture.

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Parental incarceration affects children’s emotional and behavioral outcomes: A longitudinal cohort study of children aged 9 to 13 years

International Journal of Behavioral Development ◽

10.1177/0165025421995918 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 016502542199591

Author(s):

Daragh Bradshaw ◽

Ann-Marie Creaven ◽

Orla T. Muldoon

Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Relationship Quality ◽

Child Outcomes ◽

Behavioral Outcomes ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Parental Incarceration ◽

Child Relationship ◽

Children And Parents ◽

The Impact

Parental incarceration (PI) is negatively associated with emotional, educational, and psychological child outcomes. However, few studies explore potential mechanisms through which these outcomes are transmitted or the means by which prosocial outcomes might develop. This study used data from two waves of a population cohort study of children aged 9 years and followed up aged 13 years living in Ireland. Children and parents ( N = 8,568) completed measures of PI, primary caregiver (PCG) depression, PCG-child relationship quality, and child behavioral adjustment. We then conducted a secondary analysis on this national longitudinal study of children in Ireland. Using sequential mediation models, we observed a mediated indirect effect of PI on prosocial outcomes via PCG depression and PCG-child relationship quality. PI at age 9 was associated with increased difficulties and reduced prosocial behavior at age 13. Additionally, PI at age 9 affected PCG depression and the PCG-child relationship quality. Additionally, child prosocial outcomes, and emotional and behavioral difficulties were less apparent where PI had a weaker effect on PCG depression and the quality of PCG-child relationship. Supports that can mitigate the impact of PI for vulnerable caregivers and children are discussed.

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Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Parenting and Children’s Externalizing Behaviors: Transactional Processes Over Time

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/1077801220985125 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 107780122098512

Author(s):

Gerard Chung ◽

Todd M. Jensen ◽

Anna Parisi ◽

Rebecca J. Macy ◽

Paul Lanier

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Relationship Quality ◽

Low Income ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Externalizing Behaviors ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Child Relationship ◽

Assessment And Treatment ◽

Low Income Mothers ◽

Transactional Associations

This study used longitudinal data to examine the transactional associations between mothers’ spanking and mother–child relationship quality with children’s externalizing behaviors in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV). Data came from a sample of 1,152 low-income mothers with children age 10–14 years. Results showed that past-year IPV triggered transactional associations by increasing children’s externalizing behaviors which, in turn, increased spanking and subsequently more externalizing behaviors. Transactional associations were also found for relationship quality. All outcomes used were mothers-reported except relationship quality. Implications for practice include the importance of the mother–child dyad and their reciprocal processes in assessment and treatment.

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Subjective social class, perceived quality of social relationships, and happiness: A case of mediation and moderation across gender

International Sociology ◽

10.1177/0268580920906375 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 312-335

Author(s):

Jae-Woo Kim ◽

Chaeyoon Lim ◽

Christina Falci

Keyword(s):

Social Class ◽

Social Status ◽

Relationship Quality ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Social Relationship ◽

Perceived Quality ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Men And Women ◽

Subjective Social Class

This study investigates the link between social relationship and subjective well-being in the context of social stratification. The authors examine how perceived quality of social relationships and subjective social class are linked to self-reported happiness among men and women in South Korea. The study finds that one’s perception of relative social standing is positively associated with happiness independently of objective indicators of socioeconomic status, while social relationship quality strongly predicts the happiness among both men and women. However, the mediation pathway and moderating effects vary by gender. For men, the nexus between subjective social class and happiness is partially mediated by the quality of interpersonal relationships. No similar mediating effect is found among women. The study also finds gender difference in whether the link between social relationship quality and happiness varies by subjective social class. The happiness return to positive social relationships increases as men’s subjective social status becomes higher, which is consistent with the resource multiplication hypothesis. No similar moderation effect is found among women. Combined, these results reveal potentially different pathways to happiness across gender in Korea, where social status competition, collectivistic culture, and patriarchal gender relations are salient in daily life.

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