Risky students

Students characteristics are risk factors for problematic relationships.

1. Boys typically have more conflict and less closeness in their relationships with teachers then girls (Baker,2006;Blankemeyer, flannery & Vazsonyi 2002).
2. Students with more internalizing problems(e.g depression,anxiety) show greater dependency on their teachers than their average counterparts (Henricsson & Rydell,2004), where as students with more  externalizing problems (e.g aggression, problem behaviors) show more conflicts with teachers (Murray & Murray,2004).
3. Students with problematic relationship with family members tent to have poorer quality relationships with their teachers (O'Connor & McCartney, 2006).
4. Students who exhibit more problem behaviors at home and school tend to develop more conflictual  and less close relationships with their teachers (Murray & Greenberg,2001).  
5. Bold preschool students with poorly developed language skills are perceived by their teachers as more conflicts relationships. Shy preschool students with better language skills are perceived by their teachers as more dependent upon them (Rudaill et al ;2006). 
6. For students at risk for problematic teacher student relationships teachers needed to make extra efforts to make offer the social and emotional support likely to help them meet the challenges they face in school.