Relationship between the Qualities of Teacher-student Relationships and the Student’s Self-esteem in Third and Sixth Graders : A Case Study of Rachawinit School

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Miti O-chasanond
Wimontip Musikaphan

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The purpose of this study was to explore relationship between the qualities of teacher-student relationships and the student’s self-esteem in third and sixth graders in Rachawinit school. The sample consisted of 178 third graders and 253 sixth graders in Rachawinit school in the 2019 educational year. Data were collected using the self-esteem inventory school form and the Student Teacher Relationship Scale. The data were statistically analyzed by frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, and Hierarchical Regression Analysis. The results showed that the conflict of teacher-student relationship associated negatively and was able to predict negatively school-academic of self-esteem and also associated negatively and was able to predict negatively home-parents of self-esteem. The dependency of teacher-student relationship associated positively and was able to predict positively general self of self-esteem, also associated negatively but was not able to predict home-parents of self-esteem, and also associated negatively and was able to predict negatively social self-peers of self-esteem. In addition, Sex and class also were able to predict positively social self - peers of self-esteem.

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