Perceived parental warmth and adolescents' math engagement in China: The mediating roles of need satisfaction and math self-efficacy

Publication date: February 2020Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 78Author(s): Yan Sun, Ru-De Liu, Tian-Po Oei, Rui Zhen, Yi Ding, Ronghuan JiangAbstractBased on previous research on contextual influence on student engagement and guided by self-determination theory, the present study investigated the association of perceived parental warmth with math engagement among Chinese students. Data were gathered from 1132 students (577 girls) in Grades 9 and 11 from two secondary schools in Hunan province, China. Structural equation models revealed that it was through the mediation of psychological need satisfaction and math self-efficacy that perceived parental warmth associated with adolescents math engagement. Implications for parenting practice are discussed.
Source: Learning and Individual Differences - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research