The study is the first to examine whether the teacher-child relationship moderates the link between peer rejection and language competence¶
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q1 i? Prior research on the moderating role of the teacher-child relationship focused on social-emotional outcomes rather than academic outcomes such as language competence; this study addresses that gap. → Femke van der Wilt 2025
Evidence¶
Femke van der Wilt 2025¶
Femke van der Wilt, Jantine Spilt, Sharisse van Driel, Hilde Colpin. (2025). The moderating role of the teacher-child relationship in the association between peer rejection and language competence in early childhood education. Learning and Instruction 100 (2025) 102217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2025.102217
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Authors' statement of the study's novelty in the introduction, noting that prior moderation research focused on peer rejection and social-emotional outcomes instead of academic outcomes such as language competence. This is an author assertion, not a tested result.
"To our knowledge, the present study is the first in which it has been examined whether the teacher-child relationship moderates the link between peer rejection and language competence."
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Related Claims¶
- Peer rejection is negatively related to later language competence only for children with above-median teacher-child conflict, not below-median conflict — related
- Peer rejection is negatively related to later language competence only for children with below-median teacher-child closeness, not above-median closeness — related
- The interaction of peer rejection and teacher-child closeness/conflict significantly predicts later language competence in multilevel models — related
- Oral communicative competence relates to peer acceptance only for boys and not to peer rejection, indicating gender as a moderator — related
- Peer rejection shows a significant negative correlation with language competence but no main effect on later language competence after controls — related
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The study is the first to examine whether the teacher-child relationship moderates the link between peer rejection and language competence |
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The study is the first to examine whether the teacher-child relationship moderates the link between peer rejection and language competence |
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