The impact of teacher care on teacher-student relationship: evidence from cross-sectional and longitudinal data.

ABSTRACT: Based on a sample of middle school students from the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS) database, this study explores the relationship between parental perceived teacher care and teacher-student relationship and the role of teacher gender in it through cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Study 1 found that there was a significant positive correlation between teacher gender, parental perceived teacher care and teacher-student relationship. Analysis of simple moderation effects suggests that teacher gender plays a moderating role in the relationship between parental perceived teacher care and teacher-student relationships. Subsequent simple slope analysis indicates that the influence of female teacher care on teacher-student relationship is notably stronger than that of male teacher c

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11810937 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature