Teacher-student relationships and adolescents' school satisfaction: Behavioural engagement as a mechanism of change.

Background: Teacher-student relationships have been linked to various aspects of students' school functioning, including social-emotional well-being in school, but the underlying mechanisms need more investigation.

Aims: In this study, we analysed longitudinal data to test if students' classroom behavioural engagement was a potential mechanism of change that explained how teacher-student relationships affect student school satisfaction.

Sample: We used an archival dataset with a sample of seventh graders (ages 11-14, M  = 12.