AUTHOR=Settanni Michele , Longobardi Claudio , Sclavo Erica , Fraire Michela , Prino Laura E. 

TITLE=Development and psychometric analysis of the student–teacher relationship scale – short form

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 6 - 2015

YEAR=2015

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00898

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00898

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=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.