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Teacher–child relationships from an attachment perspective
Abstract
This special issue aims to prompt reflection on the mutual contribution of attachment theory, on the one hand, and teacher-child relationship research, on the other, by bringing together conceptual and empirical contributions taking an attachment perspective on teacher-child relationships. In this introductory article, we contend that the teacher can be regarded as an ad hoc attachment figure with a safe haven and secure base function, although for most children the relationship with the teacher is probably not an attachment bond. Furthermore, we explain how attachment theory and research: (1) shape the way in which "high quality" teacher-child relationships are conceptualized and operationalized; (2) highlight the importance of teacher sensitivity to children's needs, as a central proximal determinant of relationship quality; (3) guide research hypotheses regarding the consequences of teacher-child relationship quality and the intervening mechanisms; and (4) inspire the development of interventions to improve teacher-child relationships.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Verschueren, K., & Koomen, H. M. Y.
- Venue
- Attachment & Human Development
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2012-04-27
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 205-211
- ISSN
- 1461-6734 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-2988
- OpenAlex
- W2141387452
- Cited by
- 592
- References
- 30
- FWCI
- 18.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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