Students characteristics of students that have problematic relationship
Dasha Bunks
Liberty University
PSYC 775 - Teaching of Psychology
Dr. Winn
2022
Students characteristics of students that have problematic relationship
Boys typically have more conflict and less closeness in their relationships with teachers than girls
(Baker, 2006; Howes et al., 2000; Hughes, Cavell, & Wilson, 2001).
High levels of teacher-student conflict may affect girls and boys differently. For example,
teacher-student conflict appears to affect math achievement more negatively for girls than for
boys (McCormick & O'Connor, 2014).
Students with more internalizing problems (e.g., depression, anxiety) show greater dependency
on their teachers than their average counterparts (Henricsson & Rydell, 2004), whereas students
with more externalizing problems (e.g., aggression, problem behaviors) show more conflict with
teachers (Murray & Murray, 2004; O'Connor et al., 2012).
Students who exhibit more problem behaviors at home and school tend to develop more
conflictual and less close relationships with their teachers (Birch & Ladd, 1998; Murray &
Murray, 2004; O'Connor et al., 2012).
Students with emotional disturbances or mild intellectual disability have more negative
relationships with teachers than students without these problems (Murray & Greenberg, 2001).
