Causal relationships between teacher feedback and children's peer preferences and perceptions were examined. Kindergarten, first, and second grade children (N = 149) viewed a videotape analog of a classroom scene in which a child actor (target of teacher feedback) exhibited a pattern of behavior characteristic of children at risk for peer rejection. Teacher feedback (audio portion of tape) varied across 5 conditions while child behavior was held constant. Feedback conditions consisted of: (A) neutral content; (B) positive feedback; (C) negative (corrective feedback); (D) combination of positive and negative feedback; and (E) feedback of a derogatory nature. Measures of preference, moral judgment, and positive and negative behavioral descriptions were collected. / Multivariate analyses of variance (2 (Sex) x 5(Condition)) revealed main effects for Condition only. Planned comparison tests indicated that teacher feedback was causally related to peer preferences and perceptions. Positive feedback resulted in significantly higher preference and moral judgment scores, and higher rates of nominations for positive descriptors. Differences between the negative (C and E) and neutral conditions were limited to the condition in which content of teacher feedback was more derogatory in nature. Higher rates of nominations for negative descriptions were obtained for both negative feedback versus neutral conditions. Comparisons between the "combination" and other conditions suggested that the presence of positive feedback diminished the impact of negative teacher feedback. An argument is made for the inclusion of "teacher manipulation of peer preference" as a component of empirical evaluations of treatment for rejected children. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 50-06, Section: B, page: 2640. / Major Professor: Janet Kistner. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_78030 |
| Contributors | White, Karen Jean., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 114 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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