Aftab Ahmad, Harshal Ramesh Salve, Baridalyne Nongkynrih, Rajesh Sagar, Anand Krishnan
Mental health literacy among adolescents: Evidence from a community-based study in Delhi
The International journal of social psychiatry
abstract teacher reports childrens competence problem behaviors important source information psychopathology school context also agent developmental change study examines teacherchild relationships deflections child adjustment schoolentry grade 2 period 436 children studentteacher relationship scale strs related two indices deflections predicted child adjustment residual scores obtained regressing teacher reports grade 1 kindergarten teacher reports b false positive predictions retention referral special education kl period children kindergarten teachers reported positive relationship rated spring grade better adjusted predicted basis identical ratings fall kindergarten year converse also true falsepositive retentionreferral predictions positive relationships kindergarten teachers true positives second set analyses examined second grade teacher ratings child adjustment childteacher relationships two groups children different childteacher relationship histories kindergarten children warm close communicative relationships kindergarten teachers better adjusted positive childteacher relationships second grade angry dependent childteacher relationships kindergarten results supported view childrens relationships teachers important component adaptation school play role deflecting course development school context