Rianne J. Bosman|Debora L. Roorda|Ineke van der Veen|Helma M.Y. Koomen
Teacher-student relationship quality from kindergarten to sixth grade and students' school adjustment: A person-centered approach
University of Amsterdam|University of Amsterdam|University of Amsterdam
present study used personcentered approach identify teacherstudent relationship trajectories kindergarten sixth grade dutch sample n 1300 teachers reported relationships individual students closeness conflict dependency kindergarten grade 3 grade 6 externalizing behaviors kindergarten students tested verbal ability kindergarten completed math reading tests questionnaires task motivation selfefficacy sixth grade latent class growth analyses revealed three trajectories closeness highstable normative highdecreasing moderateincreasing conflict lowstable normative lowincreasing highdecreasing trajectories found dependency lowdecreasing normative lowincreasing trajectory found boys students lower levels verbal ability students externalizing behavior overrepresented nonnormative trajectories furthermore students lowincreasing levels teacherstudent dependency scored lower achievement tests reported lower motivation sixth grade compared students normative trajectory