B. Torsney, J. Symonds, D. Lombardi, Kathryn M. Burke, C. Torsney, S. James
{"title":"Emergence of college students’ John Henryism during schoolwork: an exploratory study","authors":"B. Torsney, J. Symonds, D. Lombardi, Kathryn M. Burke, C. Torsney, S. James","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2240985","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2240985","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract John Henryism (JH), named after the American folk hero John Henry, is a construct characterised by a behavioural predisposition for high-effort coping with psychosocial stressors. While it has been rigorously studied in the health sciences, little empirical research has focused on how JH emerges within educational contexts, specifically during schoolwork. This exploratory study investigated factors related to JH—race/ethnicity, gender, first-generation college student status, and high-effort coping—on school-based cognitive and emotional engagement. Results revealed that high JH scores predicted positive cognitive and emotional momentary engagement, particularly for racial/ethnic minorities and first-generation college students. Furthermore, in comparing our subsample of first-generation females with our overall sample of female students, we learned that JH had a greater positive influence on first-generation females’ momentary engagement than on that of the overall sample of female students. Findings suggest that historically marginalised groups may regularly rely on JH to cope with systemic inequality in school activities.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":"43 1","pages":"698 - 716"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49365508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Donghyun Kang, Laura M. Stough, Myeongsun Yoon, Jeffrey Liew
{"title":"The association between teacher–student relationships and school engagement: an investigation of gender differences","authors":"Donghyun Kang, Laura M. Stough, Myeongsun Yoon, Jeffrey Liew","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2225816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2225816","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study examined gender differences in the associations among teacher–student relationships and three types of school engagement (i.e. behavioural engagement, emotional engagement, and cognitive engagement) among elementary students by using Multi-Group Structural Equation Modelling (MGSEM). For both boys and girls, negative teacher–student relationships (i.e. Conflict) had a stronger association with their school engagement than did positive teacher–student relationships (i.e. Closeness). However, several salient gender discrepancies were found. Specifically, Conflict had a stronger relation with girls’ emotional engagement than it did with boys’ emotional engagement. Girls’ cognitive engagement had no significant association with their teacher–student relationship, while boys’ cognitive engagement was predicted by both Closeness and Conflict. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":"43 1","pages":"623 - 642"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44474219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Children’s performance on untimed and timed algorithmic computation tasks: the roles of executive functioning, maths test anxiety and basic maths fact fluency","authors":"S. Cheung, Juan Zhang, Chenggang Wu","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2225804","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2225804","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study explored whether executive functioning skills and maths test anxiety were associated with children’s untimed and timed algorithmic computational performance and their discrepancy. It also investigated whether such relations were moderated by children’s basic maths fact fluency. One hundred and thirty third-graders were rated by teachers regarding their executive functioning skills. Moreover, they self-reported their maths test anxiety level and were tested on various maths skills. Results showed that for untimed computational performance, working memory was a correlate among children low in basic maths fact fluency, whereas maths test anxiety was a correlate among all children. Planning/organization and maths test anxiety were correlates of timed computational performance, regardless of the basic maths fact fluency level. As for discrepancy in computational performance across the two conditions, maths test anxiety was a correlate among children low in basic maths fact fluency. Implications on how to promote children’s algorithmic computation were discussed.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":"43 1","pages":"604 - 622"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49654990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring wellbeing in education during the COVID-19 pandemic: emerging research and implications for the future","authors":"Kelly-Ann Allen, Ronnel B. King, C. Chai","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2239679","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2239679","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic ushered a new era of opportunities and challenges in educational contexts and provided a timely reminder of the importance of wellbeing in students and teachers. This special issue assembles nine scholarly articles from diverse international contexts, including the Netherlands, Australia, Singapore, Croatia, Belgium, United States, China, and the Philippines that delve into this pressing issue, each contributing its own unique insights and perspectives. Despite the diversity presented in this collection, the articles collectively underscore common themes and issues that show that wellbeing in educational settings is of global importance, particularly in the context of uncertainty, stress, and potential future adversities.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":"43 1","pages":"403 - 406"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46160254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lize Vanderstraeten, E. Opdecam, P. Everaert, Wim Beyers
{"title":"The effect of COVID-19 on the well-being of first-year university students","authors":"Lize Vanderstraeten, E. Opdecam, P. Everaert, Wim Beyers","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2223787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2223787","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Past studies have found that university students’ well-being is relatively low, and that first-year students are specifically vulnerable. This issue has drawn particular attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examines the effect of COVID-19 on the well-being, academic confidence, feeling of informedness, and self-efficacy of first-year university students. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal data were used. Survey data were collected from two cohorts of first-year students at a Belgian university (N = 997): a pre-covid cohort (N = 493) and a covid-affected cohort (N = 504). Data were gathered at two measurement moments for the pre-covid cohort and at four measurement moments for the covid-affected cohort. First, between-subject analyses (ANCOVA) revealed no significant effect of COVID-19 on students’ well-being (p > .100), academic confidence (p > .100), and feeling of informedness (p > .100), on arrival at university. Three weeks later, however, the covid-affected cohort reported (marginally) lower well-being than the pre-covid cohort (p = .057, η2 = .01). Second, longitudinal analyses (repeated measures ANCOVA) on the covid-affected cohort revealed changes throughout the academic year in well-being (p < .001, ηp 2 = .39) and self-efficacy (p < .001, ηp 2 = .04). Well-being and self-efficacy decreased during the first semester (p < .001), and slightly recovered at the start of the second semester (p < .001). Educational implications on how to support students during their transition to higher education are discussed.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":"43 1","pages":"407 - 429"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43799948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The mental health and well-being of students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic: combining classical statistics and machine learning approaches","authors":"Norman B. Mendoza, Ronnel B. King, Joseph Y. Haw","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2226846","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2226846","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The aims of this study were to (1) to explore the state of students’ and teachers’ well-being and (2) examine the factors that predict their well-being during the pandemic-related school closures in the Philippines. Our sample comprised 733 students and 1168 teachers. During the height of the pandemic, 22.10% of the students and 13.44% of teachers met the cut-off for depression; 13.91% of the students and 15.92% of the teachers met the cut-off for anxiety. Both classical statistics and machine learning approaches were used to identify the roles of demographic, psychological, and socio-contextual factors that statistically predicted well-being outcomes. Results highlighted that family support was the strongest predictor of students’ and teachers’ positive well-being. For mental health outcomes, the strongest predictors of depression were anxiety and stress, while the strongest predictors of anxiety were depression, stress, and fear of COVID. Implications for students’ and teachers’ well-being amidst COVID are discussed.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":"43 1","pages":"430 - 451"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46188346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Imelda S. Caleon, M. S. Kadir, Chee Soon Tan, J. Chua, Nur Qamarina Binte Ilham
{"title":"Stress mindset, coping strategies, and well-being of secondary students in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Imelda S. Caleon, M. S. Kadir, Chee Soon Tan, J. Chua, Nur Qamarina Binte Ilham","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2231668","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2231668","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The present study explored the association between stress mindset and well-being of students during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic. The study also sought to examine how the relationship between students’ stress-mindset and well-being can be mediated by students’ coping strategies. The study applied a cross-sectional survey design, with secondary students (N = 617) from Singapore as participants. The results of parallel mediation analyses suggest that students who endorse a stress-is-enhancing mindset also tend to apply engagement coping strategies and that the use of such coping strategies serve as a potential mediator of the relationship between the students’ stress-is-enhancing mindset and well-being. The stress-is-debilitating mindset was found to have a positive relationship with depressive symptoms; this relationship was not significantly mediated by coping. The findings suggest that endorsing a stress-is-enhancing mindset, along with the use of engagement coping, may serve as a protective factor to promote adolescents’ well-being when experiencing high stress.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":"43 1","pages":"491 - 508"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49241262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Mouw, M. Fokkens-Bruinsma, E. Kupers, H. Korpershoek
{"title":"Technology-supported teaching in times of COVID-19’s first period of emergency remote teaching: an exploratory analysis of influencing factors","authors":"J. Mouw, M. Fokkens-Bruinsma, E. Kupers, H. Korpershoek","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2208789","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2208789","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In this exploratory study, we evaluated which factors are predictive of technology-supported teaching, conceptualised as Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) competences and related professional development needs, and teachers’ mental health in terms of job satisfaction, work-life balance, and teacher stress during COVID-19’s first period of emergency remote teaching (ERT). In spring 2020, an online questionnaire was administered to gauge factors relevant to (1) shifting to ERT, (2) teachers’ well-being, and (3) teacher characteristics. Data from 309 Dutch teachers across educational sectors were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling in two models. We further explored the results of the model predicting technology-supporting teaching as this showed the most optimal fit. Our analyses show that factors from all three categories contributed to technology-supported teaching during the first educational lockdown, but that competence-related aspects were the strongest predictors. Our results offer directions to strengthen the teaching context to support teachers navigating challenging ERT-periods.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":"43 1","pages":"561 - 581"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49011627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Maternal child-based worth predicts children’s academic contingent self-worth via perceived maternal achievement-oriented psychological control","authors":"Boby Ho-Hong Ching","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2207794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2207794","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study examined the longitudinal associations among maternal child-based worth, perceived maternal achievement-oriented psychological control, and children’s academic contingent self-worth over a one-year period in 274 Chinese children. Results showed that, after the autoregressive effects were controlled, higher levels of maternal child-based worth longitudinally predicted higher levels of perceived maternal achievement-oriented psychological control. Higher levels of perceived maternal achievement-oriented psychological control at an earlier time point were also linked to higher levels of children’s academic contingent self-worth later. However, earlier levels of children’s academic contingent self-worth did not predict their perceptions of maternal psychological control longitudinally. The findings suggest that parents should be aware that their own contingent self-worth may be transferred from one generation to another through maladaptive parenting practice. They are advised not to over-identify with the wins and losses of their children and to consider whether they may have stepped over the autonomy of children inadvertently.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":"283 ","pages":"643 - 658"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41277917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ronnel B. King, Rong Zhang, Jianping Wen, Feng Xie, Yuyang Cai
{"title":"Gratitude is its own reward: how grateful students have better motivation and engagement","authors":"Ronnel B. King, Rong Zhang, Jianping Wen, Feng Xie, Yuyang Cai","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2205069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2205069","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Gratitude has mostly been explored in relation to well-being but whether it is associated with school-related outcomes such as motivation and engagement has seldom been explored. Motivation and engagement, however, are critical to students’ academic success. Hence, the aim of this study was to examine how gratitude is associated with different types of academic motivation (amotivation, controlled motivation, and autonomous motivation) and engagement (cognitive, behavioural, and emotional). We recruited 1099 Chinese university students and asked them to answer questionnaires assessing their levels of gratitude, motivation, and engagement. Structural equation modelling revealed that gratitude was positively associated with controlled motivation, autonomous motivation, and academic engagement but negatively associated with amotivation. Autonomous motivation partially mediated the relationship between gratitude and academic engagement. The findings of this study elucidate the theoretical linkages among gratitude, motivation, and engagement, demonstrating the importance of gratitude for school-related outcomes.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":"43 1","pages":"284 - 303"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44535683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}