The Effect of Academic Stress on School Dropout of Chinese Physical Education Major University Students: The Mediating Effect of Social Support

The purpose of this study is to verify the effect of academic stress and social support on school dropout intention of Chinese physical education major students and to investigate the mediating effect of social support. Therefore, the convenient sampling method was used to questionnaire survey. For data processing, frequency analysis, reliability, and correlation analysis were performed through SPSS 23.0, and confirmatory factor analysis, measurement model verification, structural model verification, and mediating effects were performed using AMOS 23.0. The following results were derived. Academic stress had a positive (+) effect on school dropout intention and social support. Social support had a negative (-) effect on school dropout intention. It was found that there was a partial mediating effect of social support in the relationship between academic stress and school dropout intention.