Development and Psychometric Analysis of the Student-Teacher Relationship Scale - Short Form

• Main Authors: Michele eSettanni, Claudio eLongobardi, Erica eSclavo, Michela eFraire, Laura Elvira Prino
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
• Series: Frontiers in Psychology
• Subjects: educational psychology; validity.; Rasch analysis; teacher-child relationship; STRs
• Online Access: http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00898/full
• ISSN: 1664-1078

The purpose of this study is the construction and validation of an Italian Short Form version of the Student-Teacher Relationship Scale (Pianta 2001; STRS-SF) in the Italian educational setting for 1256 Students and 210 teachers. The STRS-SF is a self-report measure assessing teacher perceptions of the quality of their relationship with students from grade 3 to grade 8. The items were selected from the original Italian adaptation of the regular STRS through Rasch analysis, which allowed us to identify a subset of items with proven psychometric properties. The STRS-SF consists of two subscales: Conflict (8 items) and Closeness (6 items). Results indicate that the 14-item short form can be used as a viable substitute for the regular STRS.