readier rry:;orts 0/ cliifdi'en S relationslilp, c0771;Petence anarnJwolilem lieliaviors are important sources 0/ ir!/or771ation in sclioolrnJ'sycliology. 7Jiis studj; exambzes teaclier-clizta relationslilPs asrncorrelates if cliifdi'en s scliool ac!Justment J'aradigm. 7Jiere is arnsign!ficant variation in tlie clii!{;fren s scliool ac!Justment among tliernrelaticmslilP Patterns. Xinae7-garten teaclier J'ercry:;tions 0/ tlieirrnrelationslilP witli cliiutren were aescrilieain a rry:;ort measure.rn7Jie teaclier-cliif{;(" relationslilP scale (TCRS) ana tlie SclioolrnAc!Justment Scale (SAS) is usea to gatlier elata. After assigningrnscores on tlie teaclier-clizta relationslilP scale ana tlie sclioolrnac!JzlStment scale for 305 researcli J'articIPants, clYster analj;sisrnmetlioawas usea anatliree ditster sofittions were fllma.rn7Jiree J'attenzs 0/ relationslilPs were aescrilied: morernJ'ositlvelj; invo!i/ec(jimctional average, ana negativelj; invo!i/ea.rnCliifdi'en in tlie tliree J'attenzs sig7Z!ficantlj; a!/fir in sclioolrnac!Justment Cliifdi'en witli wliom liinae7-garten teacliers rijlortea arnJ'ositive relationslilP were lietter ac!Jitstea in scliool ana liaawarm,rnclose ana commu711cative relationslilPs tlian tliose wliom tliernteacliers rry:;ort negative relationslilPs.