Students' Adjustment Over the Transition to Middle School: The Role of Caregiver and Teacher Attachments
VanBoven, Amy Marie
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Description
Title
Students' Adjustment Over the Transition to Middle School: The Role of Caregiver and Teacher Attachments
Author(s)
VanBoven, Amy Marie
Issue Date
2004
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Espelage, Dorothy L.
Department of Study
Education
Discipline
Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Education, Educational Psychology
Language
eng
Abstract
Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to evaluate a model of students' adjustment over the transition from elementary school to middle school. A secure attachment to one's primary caregiver and a secure attachment to one's elementary schoolteacher were hypothesized to predict perceived self-competence and better adjustment over the transition. Perceived self-competence was also hypothesized to predict better adjustment over the transition. Results indicated that a secure attachment to one's primary caregiver predicted perceived self-competence, yet none of the other hypotheses were supported. Moreover, students reported decreases in psychological symptomatology and aggressive behaviors over the transition. These findings highlight the powerful influence of caregivers and caution us from assuming that the transition will lead to negative outcomes for all students.
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