Self-regulation in the Kindergarten Classroom: Contributions of Relational and Sociodemographic Factors

Autor: Brittany N. Zakszeski, Emily K. Gallagher, Bridget V. Dever
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Contemporary School Psychology. 27:324-336
ISSN: 2161-1505
2159-2020
DOI: 10.1007/s40688-021-00390-5
Popis: Prior research suggests that dimensions of the student–teacher relationship are transactionally associated with students’ self-regulation of classroom behavior, an important component of school readiness and success. The current study sought to determine the extent to which associations for student–teacher closeness and conflict with self-regulation (a) vary across kindergarten classrooms and schools and (b) are moderated by individual- (i.e., socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity) and system-level sociodemographic factors (i.e., economic disadvantage level, racial/ethnic composition). These associations were explored using multilevel modeling within a large national, longitudinal dataset including approximately 9990 kindergarteners, 1990 classrooms, and 670 schools. Despite substantial variance in the associations of closeness with self-regulation across classrooms and of conflict with self-regulation across classrooms and schools, results identified no sociodemographic moderators of the relationship–self-regulation associations, suggesting that these factors are universally related and promotive for varying sociodemographic populations; however, results also pointed to several sociodemographic subgroups at increased risk for low relational closeness, high relational conflict, and low self-regulation in the classroom. These findings are discussed in light of issues related to measurement and service delivery in schools.
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