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. 2024 Mar 6;14(1):5571.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-55530-7.

Academic resilience, self-efficacy, and motivation: the role of parenting style

Ye Shengyao  1   2 , Hashem Salarzadeh Jenatabadi  3 , Ye Mengshi  4 , Chen Minqin  4 , Lin Xuefen  4 , Zaida Mustafa  5
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Academic resilience, self-efficacy, and motivation: the role of parenting style

Ye Shengyao et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

Previous research has found that parenting style influences academic resilience. Nonetheless, few studies have focused on the mechanism underlying the relationship between parenting style and academic resilience. This study aims to examine the relationship between adolescents' parenting style and academic resilience, drawing upon the framework of Social Cognitive Theory. Specifically, it wants to explore the mediating roles of self-efficacy and academic motivation in this relationship. The participants were 518 students chosen at random from educational institutions in the Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Jiangsu. Social Cognitive Theory was the theoretical foundation for the study, and the Parental Authority Questionnaire was used to measure parenting style. Out of the respondents, 55.5% were male and 45.5% female. The student allocation in the study sample was as follows: 62.34% undergraduate, 28.22% master's, and 9.44% PhD. More than 60% of participants were over 25 years old. Moreover, the findings revealed that parenting style was directly and positively related to academic resilience. Parenting style was also found to be indirectly and positively related to academic resilience via self-efficacy and academic motivation, respectively, and sequentially. More crucially, it was discovered that the direct association was far lower than the indirect effects, with self-efficacy being the most effective. The study indicates a relationship between parenting style and academic resilience in adolescents, with self-efficacy and academic motivation acting as the main mediators. These findings emphasize the significance of these intermediary elements, implying that they play a larger role than the direct influence of parenting style alone.

Keywords: Academic motivation; Academic resilience; Parenting style; Self-efficacy; Social cognitive theory.

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