Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to study the relationships between attachment styles and classroom management of early childhood teachers in three aspects ; social – emotional climate, instructional and behavior modification. The samples of this study were 372 early childhood teachers in schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission, the Office of the Private Education Commission, the Department of Education Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, and the Office of the Higher Education Commission. The research instruments were a questionnaire of attachment style, a questionnaire of classroom management, and a behavior record of classroom management. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, standard deviation, Pearson’s Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient and content analysis. The research findings were as follows ; 1) Most early childhood teachers were found to have a secure attachment style followed by an anxiety attachment style and an avoidance attachment style. 2) Classroom management of early childhood teachers was found to perform the most in instructional management followed by social – emotional climate and behavior modification. 3) A secure attachment style had a positive relationship with The aspect of classroom management on social – emotional climate at the significant level of .01 had a positive relationship with The aspect of classroom management on instructional management at the significant level of .01 and had a negative relationship with The aspect of classroom management on behavior modification at the significant level of .01 4) An anxiety attachment style had a positive relationship with The aspect of classroom management on social – emotional climate at the significant level of .05 had a positive relationship with The aspect of classroom management on instructional management and The aspect of classroom management on behavior modification at the significant level of .01 5) An avoidance attachment style had a positive relationship with The aspect of classroom management on social – emotional climate and The aspect of classroom management on instructional management at the significant level of .01 but not relationship with The aspect of classroom management on behavior modification.