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Depressive Symptoms in Third-Grade Teachers

Relations to Classroom Quality and Student Achievement

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ID23317508
AuthorsLinda Mclean (0000-0001-7983-5497, Arizona State University, corresponding author), Leigh McLean (0000-0002-1310-5595, Arizona State University), Carol Mcdonald Connor (0000-0001-5803-456X, Arizona State University)
Year2015
Volume86
Issue3
Pages945-954
Publication date2015-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChild Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/cdev.12344
PMID25676719
PMCIDPMC4428950
OpenAlexW2092364087
LanguageEN
Citations received82
References cited43

This study investigated associations among third-grade teachers' (N = 27) symptoms of depression, quality of the classroom-learning environment (CLE), and students' (N = 523, Mage = 8.6 years) math and literacy performance. teachers' depressive symptoms in the winter negatively predicted students' spring mathematics achievement. This depended on students' fall mathematics scores; students who began the year with weaker math skills and were in classrooms where teachers reported more depressive symptoms achieved smaller gains than did peers whose teachers reported fewer symptoms. teachers' depressive symptoms were negatively associated with quality of CLE, and quality of CLE mediated the association between depressive symptoms and student achievement. The findings point to the importance of teachers' mental health, with implications for policy and practice.

Academic achievement · Association (psychology) · Cognition · Depression (economics) · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Literacy · Mental health · Pedagogy · Psychiatry · Quality (philosophy) · Clinical Psychology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Educational Environments and Student Outcomes · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health

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