Adolescent motivation research relies almost exclusively on student self-report of relationships, with dyadic and non-dyadic configurations both common¶
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q3 i? The vast majority of reviewed studies (97.05%) collected relationship data from students only, in contrast to primary-school research which typically uses teacher-report scales. → Emma C. Burns · Penny Van Bergen 2025
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Emma C. Burns · Penny Van Bergen 2025¶
Emma C. Burns · Penny Van Bergen. (2025). What Are Teacher–Student Relationships in Adolescent Motivation Research? A Systematic Review of Conceptualizations, Measurement, and Analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-09998-y
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Descriptive results across the 237 included studies. The review reports "the vast majority of studies (97.05%) collected data from students only"; six studies collected data from both students and teachers, and one relied solely on teacher reports.
"In contrast to research with primary school students, which typically uses teacher-report scales, the vast majority of studies (97.05%) collected data from students only."
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Related Claims¶
- Dyadic teacher-student closeness is consistently positively associated with elementary students' regulation of motivation — related
- Good quality coach-athlete relationships are associated with satisfaction with performance, personal treatment and training, higher motivation and physical self-concept, and greater team cohesion and collective efficacy — related
- Higher teacher-student conflict is associated with lower levels of specific metacognitive skills, while closeness is positively associated with metacognition in upper elementary school — related
- Teacher–student relationships and teacher support are used interchangeably in adolescent motivation research, in both terminology and measurement — related
- Most adolescent motivation studies measure teacher–student relationships unidimensionally rather than multidimensionally — related
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Adolescent motivation research relies almost exclusively on student self-report of relationships, with dyadic and non-dyadic configurations both common |
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Adolescent motivation research relies almost exclusively on student self-report of relationships, with dyadic and non-dyadic configurations both common |
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