Teachers' and children's perceptions about their relationships: examining the construct of dependency in the Greek sociocultural context. Issue 5 (3rd September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gregoriadis, A.; Grammatikopoulos, V.; Tsigilis, N.; Verschueren, K.
• Is Part Of: Attachment & human development. Volume 23:Issue 5(2021)
• Page Start: 556
• Page End: 571
• Publication Date: 2021-09-03
• Subjects: Teacher-child relationships -- CARTS -- dependency -- attachment -- STRS; Attachment behavior -- Periodicals; Developmental psychology -- Periodicals; 155.418
• DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2020.1751990
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1461-6734

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study examines teachers' and children's perceptions of dependency, and their linkages with other relationship dimensions, in a cultural context with a more collectivistic orientation. Additionally, it examines the factorial validity and reliability of the Greek version of the Child Appraisal of Relationship with Teacher Scale (CARTS) and teacher-child perceptions' convergence of relationship quality. Participants were 348 kindergarten students and 35 teachers from Greek kindergarten classrooms. The measures used were the Student-Teacher Relationship Scale (STRS) and CARTS. Results verified the factorial validity and internal consistency of the Greek CARTS. Results replicated previous findings suggesting a positive association between Closeness and Dependency in both teachers' and children's perceptions. The finding about the positive association between closeness and dependency in a cultural context with a more collectivistic orientation, challenges the cultural universality of the construct of dependency and highlights the need for a more in-depth examination of the construct of dependency.