The teacher-student relationship has the strongest link with students' sense of belonging at school and mediates the link between egalitarianism and SOBAS¶
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q3 i? The teacher-student relationship had the strongest link with SOBAS among the examined variables. → M.M. Chiu 2016
q3 i? The teacher-student relationship mediated the link between egalitarianism and SOBAS. → M.M. Chiu 2016
Evidence¶
M.M. Chiu 2016¶
M.M. Chiu, B.W.Y. Chow, C. McBride, S.T. Mol. (2016). Students’ sense of belonging at school in 41 countries: cross-cultural variability. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022115617031
q3 · i? · associational · r2
Multilevel analyses of survey and test data from 193,073 15-year-old students in 41 countries showed the teacher-student relationship "had the strongest link with SOBAS" and mediated the egalitarianism link. No effect size is printed in the available text.
"Second, the teacher-student relationship had the strongest link with SOBAS and mediated the link between egalitarianism and SOBAS."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- SOBAS differs across attributes of countries, families, schools, teachers, and students in 41 countries — a broader claim this one bears on
- Collectivism is not significantly linked to students' sense of belonging at school — related
- Students in more egalitarian cultures often have higher sense of belonging at school than students in more hierarchical cultures — related
- Family, schoolmate, teacher, and student characteristics are linked to SOBAS and account for most of its variance — a broader claim this one bears on
- Teacher support is among the strongest predictors of school belonging — related
- Strengthening the student-educator relationship can contribute positively to marginalised students' self-efficacy and sense of belonging in higher education — related
- The belonging–outcome association is stronger in some cultural groups than others: reported moderation by ethnicity and by individualism–collectivism — related
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The teacher-student relationship has the strongest link with students' sense of belonging at school and mediates the link between egalitarianism and SOBAS |
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The teacher-student relationship has the strongest link with students' sense of belonging at school and mediates the link between egalitarianism and SOBAS |
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2016 |
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