“…Furthermore, there are a connection between learning and secure relationships, where security and a tolerant classroom climate create supportive conditions for the students' learning, a context that is particularly prominent when the students are younger, such as in primary school, and particularly for boys (Francis, Skelton & Read, 2010;Patrick, Kaplan, & Ryan, 2011). Competing and avoidance strategies are increasing in the group of boys under unsafe conditions, and there is a greater risk that boys will not try their best in school due to fear of failing (Hopland & Nyhus, 2016;Jackson, 2006;Marks, 2000). The teachers' leadership, which supports boys' motivation and interest in schoolwork, creates a favourable classroom climate.…”