Journal
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 42, Issue 1, Pages 4-22Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2021.1994127
Keywords
Social and emotional competence; prosocial behaviour; conduct problems; positive affect; negative affect; instructional support
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Social-emotional instructional support from teachers is positively associated with students' perceived social-emotional competence, leading to greater positive affect and prosocial behavior among students.
This study examined the extent to which students' perceptions of social-emotional instructional support (autonomy-support, competence-support) from teachers is associated with their perceived social-emotional competence and, in turn, behavioural and emotional well-being outcomes. Two types of perceived competence were examined: perceived competence for emotion regulation and perceived competence for conflict resolution. Behavioural outcomes (prosocial behaviour and conduct problems reported by parents/carers) and emotional well-being (positive and negative affect reported by students) were examined. With data from 319 secondary school students (and their parents/carers), structural equation modelling revealed that social-emotional instructional support was positively associated with both types of perceived social-emotional competence. In turn, perceived competence for emotion regulation was associated with greater positive affect and lower negative affect, whereas perceived competence for conflict resolution was associated with greater prosocial behaviour and lower conduct problems among students. The findings hold relevance for efforts aiming to promote social and emotional development among students.
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