Social Competence and Relationships for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
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| Title: | Social Competence and Relationships for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | de Swart, Fanny (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Special Education. Feb 2023 56(4):225-236. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Grade 4 Intermediate Grades Grade 5 Middle Schools Grade 6 |
| Descriptors: | Interpersonal Competence, Classroom Environment, Special Schools, Students with Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Peer Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Netherlands |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00224669221105838 |
| ISSN: | 0022-4669 1538-4764 |
| Abstract: | This longitudinal study investigated bidirectional associations between pupils' social competence and their interpersonal relationships and classroom climate in segregated special education schools for pupils with emotional and behavioral disorders in the Netherlands. Participants were in Grade 4 and 5 in School Year 1 (N = 441) and Grade 5 and 6 in School Year 2 (N = 504) (M[subscript age Time1] = 10.82, SD = 0.86). Digital surveys were administered to pupils and teachers twice each school year to gather information about pupils' relationships with teachers and peers, classroom climate (structure, atmosphere), and social competence. Structural path models were estimated separately for each school year. Altogether, classroom structure and peer relations were inconsistently linked with teacher and self-reported social competence. Peer relationships (first school year) and structure (second school year) predicted teacher-reported social competence. Self-reported social competence predicted peer relationships, while teacher-reported social competence predicted structure (second school year). Explanations and implications of the findings are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1365371 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This longitudinal study investigated bidirectional associations between pupils' social competence and their interpersonal relationships and classroom climate in segregated special education schools for pupils with emotional and behavioral disorders in the Netherlands. Participants were in Grade 4 and 5 in School Year 1 (N = 441) and Grade 5 and 6 in School Year 2 (N = 504) (M[subscript age Time1] = 10.82, SD = 0.86). Digital surveys were administered to pupils and teachers twice each school year to gather information about pupils' relationships with teachers and peers, classroom climate (structure, atmosphere), and social competence. Structural path models were estimated separately for each school year. Altogether, classroom structure and peer relations were inconsistently linked with teacher and self-reported social competence. Peer relationships (first school year) and structure (second school year) predicted teacher-reported social competence. Self-reported social competence predicted peer relationships, while teacher-reported social competence predicted structure (second school year). Explanations and implications of the findings are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-4669 1538-4764 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00224669221105838 |
