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How pre-service teachers' personality traits, self-efficacy, and discipline strategies contribute to the teacher-student relationship

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ID5265346
AuthorsRomi De Jong (University of Leiden The Netherlands, corresponding author), Tim Mainhard (0000-0003-2151-1398, University of Utrecht The Netherlands), Jan Van Tartwijk (0000-0001-6804-4163, University of Utrecht The Netherlands), Ietje Veldman (0000-0003-0535-1427, University of Leiden The Netherlands), Nico Verloop (University of Leiden The Netherlands), Theo Wubbels (0000-0001-8471-8199, University of Utrecht The Netherlands)
Year2014
Volume84
Issue2
Pages294-310
Publication date2014-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/bjep.12025
PMID24829122
OpenAlexW2140315572
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited62

BackgroundAlthough the teacher-student relationship is a well-documented phenomenon, few attempts have been made to identify its predictors. Research has mainly focused on in-service teachers, less is known about characteristics of pre-service teachers in relation to the teacher-student relationship.AimsThe purpose of this study was to identify the predictors of pre-service secondary teachers' relationships with their students. It was hypothesized that friendliness and extraversion, self-efficacy in classroom management and in student engagement, and various discipline strategies would contribute to the teacher-student relationship in terms of influence and affiliation.SampleA total of 120 pre-service teachers in teacher education programmes participated.MethodData on pre-service teachers' background (e.g., gender and age), personality traits, and self-efficacy were gathered with teacher questionnaires; data on teachers' discipline strategies and the teacher-student relationship with student questionnaires.ResultsThe two personality traits and self-efficacy appeared not to be related to the teacher-student relationship in terms of affiliation or influence. However, significant relationships were found between the different discipline strategies and the teacher-student relationship in terms of influence and affiliation. There were differential effects for gender on the relationship between discipline strategies on the one hand and influence and affiliation on the other.ConclusionThis study provides relevant new insights into the research fields of classroom management and interpersonal relationships in education. It contributes to our understanding of discipline strategies by fine tuning an existing instrument and revealing interesting connections with the teacher-student relationship. Specific gender effects on this connection are discussed, as are implications for practice

Big Five personality traits · Classroom management · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Mathematics education · Personality · Teacher education · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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