Classroom problem behavior and teacher-child relationships in kindergarten: The moderating role of classroom climate

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 367-391

  Buyse, Evelien ^a   Verschueren, Karine ^a   Doumen, Sarah ^a   Van Damme, Jan ^a   Maes, Frederik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Classroom behavior; Classroom climate; Kindergarten students; Relationship quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 43649089920     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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