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Family Functioning and Learning Engagement of Junior High School Students in Rural China: The Mediating Effect of Academic Self-Efficacy

Family Functioning and Learning Engagement of Junior High School Students in Rural China: The Mediating Effect of Academic Self-Efficacy

Authors :
Qi, Wenhui
Qin, Yuyou
Sang, Guoyuan
Wang, Ning
Source :
Educational Psychology. 2023 43(2-3):137-154.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

This study examined academic self-efficacy as a mediator in the relationship between family functioning and learning engagement by constructing a structural equation model. The participants were 817 students from public junior high schools in rural China. The data were collected by measuring family functioning, academic self-efficacy, and learning engagement using self-report assessments. The results indicated that family functioning was positively associated with learning engagement; academic self-efficacy significantly mediated the correlation between family functioning and learning engagement. In addition, the mediating effect of academic self-efficacy varied across dimensions of family functioning. These findings contribute to understanding the internal relationship between family functioning and learning engagement, and have implications for improving the learning engagement of disadvantaged students in rural areas.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0144-3410 and 1469-5820
Volume :
43
Issue :
2-3
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Educational Psychology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1387935
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2190067