Low socioeconomic status and academic achievement: A moderated mediation model of future time perspective and chinese cultural beliefs about adversity.

Numerous studies have found a negative and strong association between low socioeconomic status and academic achievement. However, the underlying mechanism in this link remains an open question. The present study tested the mediating effect of future time perspective and the moderating effect of Chinese cultural beliefs about adversity. A total of 586 Chinese adolescents (56.1% girls; M_age = 13.16 years, SD = 1.21) anonymously completed questionnaires regarding socioeconomic status, future time perspective, academic achievement, and Chinese cultural beliefs about adversity. Results showed that low socioeconomic status was negatively linked with academic achievement. Future time perspective served as a mediating variable in this relationship. Furthermore, Chinese cultural beliefs about adversity could buffer the negative effects of low socioeconomic status on future time perspective. These results underscore the potential importance of increasing adolescents' Chinese cultural beliefs about adversity and future time perspective for promoting their higher levels of academic performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]