Exploring emotional regulation, well-being, and academic engagement: A comparative study among Chinese high school and college EFL learners

IF 2.1 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI:10.1016/j.appdev.2025.101773

Hong Shi, Wei Sun

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Abstract

This study examined emotion regulation strategies, well-being, and academic engagement among 298 senior high school and 306 college English as a foreign language (EFL) learners. The results showed that cognitive reappraisal was commonly used across both groups, while expressive suppression was more prevalent among college students. Despite no significant differences in well-being between the two groups, college EFL learners exhibited lower agentic and behavioral engagement but higher cognitive engagement. Cognitive reappraisal was found to positively predict academic engagement in both groups, with well-being mediating this relationship only for senior high school students. No significant effects of expressive suppression on academic engagement were observed, nor did well-being mediate this relationship. These findings offer theoretical and pedagogical insights into emotion regulation and academic engagement in EFL contexts.

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情绪调节、幸福感与学习投入：中国高中和大学英语学习者的比较研究

本研究调查了298名高中生和306名大学英语学习者的情绪调节策略、幸福感和学习投入。结果表明，认知重评在两组中普遍存在，而表达抑制在大学生中更为普遍。尽管两组学生的幸福感没有显著差异，但大学英语学习者表现出较低的主观和行为投入，而较高的认知投入。研究发现，认知重评对两组学生的学业投入都有正向预测作用，而幸福感仅对高中生起中介作用。没有观察到表达抑制对学业投入的显著影响，幸福感也没有介导这种关系。这些发现为英语环境下的情绪调节和学术参与提供了理论和教学上的见解。

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Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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5.10

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3.30%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology focuses on two key concepts: human development, which refers to the psychological transformations and modifications that occur during the life cycle and influence an individual behavior within the social milieu; and application of knowledge, which is derived from investigating variables in the developmental process. Its contributions cover research that deals with traditional life span markets (age, social roles, biological status, environmental variables) and broadens the scopes of study to include variables that promote understanding of psychological processes and their onset and development within the life span. Most importantly.