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childrens sense relatedness vital academic motivation 3rd 6th grade childrens n 641 reports relatedness predicted changes classroom engagement school year contributed effects perceived control regression cumulative risk analyses revealed relatedness parents teachers peers uniquely contributed students engagement especially emotional engagement girls reported higher relatedness boys relatedness teachers salient predictor engagement boys feelings relatedness teachers dropped 5th 6th grade effects relatedness engagement stronger 6th graders discussion examines theoretical empirical practical implications relatedness key predictor childrens academic motivation performance explaining motivational dynamics school psychologists frequently point differences childrens underlying beliefs capacities decades research show childrens selfperceptions selfefficacy goal orientations autonomy robust predictors motivation performance school concurrently many years reviews see eccles wigfield schiefele 1998 stipek 2002 time however researchers note centrality social factors childrens motivation connell wellborn 1991 deci ryan 1985 eccles et al 1998 goldstein 1999 juvonen wentzel 1996 resnick et al 1997 weiner 1990 research multiple traditions demonstrates impact childrens motivation learning relationships parents steinberg darling fletcher 1995 teachers stipek 2002 peers hymel comfort schonertreichl mcdougall 1996 recently two general lines thinking one selfperceptions one interpersonal relationships converged study motivational consequences childrens sense self relationships studied variety labels social cognitive views motivation weiner 1990 internal working models bretherton 1985 relationship representations ryan stiller lynch 1994 classroom climate anderson 1982 perceived social support wentzel 1999 core notion history interactions specific social partners leads children construct generalized expectations nature self relationships also referred sense relatedness connell 1990 connectedness weiner 1990 belonging goodenow 1993 organized selfsystem processes include views self lovable unworthy love social world trustworthy hostile children rely beliefs predicting interpreting responding social exchanges exchanges turn used confirm revise childrens beliefs sense relatedness may function motivational resource children faced challenge difficulties times stress children experience trusted others backing respond vigor flexibility constructive actions sense relatedness focus present study building growing body work role relationship representations attempted explore effects sense relatedness generally toward specific social partners childrens academic motivation performance middle childhood