The relationships among teachers' perceptions of student behaviour, teachers' characteristics, and ratings of students' emotional and behavioural problems

    Authors

    L. Lijequist;K. Renk

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Educ. Psychol.

    Keywords

    CHILD-BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENTS; DISTRESS; EFFICACY; PARENTS; Education & Educational Research; Psychology, Educational

    Abstract

    This study examined the relationships among teachers' perceptions of students' behavioural problems and their own efficacy and psychological symptoms. Findings suggested that teachers were more bothered by externalising (i.e., acting out) than internalising (i.e., withdrawal, depression) behavioural problems in their students, and believed that students had greater control over externalising behavioural problems. In addition teachers' personal teaching efficacy contributed significantly to the prediction of how bothersome internalising behavioural problems were perceived as being. Further, teachers' personal and general teaching efficacy both contributed significantly to the prediction of teachers' perceptions of student control over externalising behavioural problems. These findings may have particular relevance to interventions addressing students' behavioural problems in the classroom.

    Journal Title

    Educational Psychology

    Volume

    27

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2007

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    557

    Last Page

    571

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000252200600006

    ISSN

    0144-3410

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