Academic Anxiety, Self-Regulated Learning Ability, and Self-Esteem in Chinese Candidates for College Entrance Examination During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Survey Study
Yunzhu Wu,1 Fei Xie,2 Ruichen Jiang1 1School of Teacher Education, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, 246133, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Foreign Languages, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, 246133, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ruichen Jiang, School of Teacher Education, Anqin...
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| description | Yunzhu Wu,1 Fei Xie,2 Ruichen Jiang1 1School of Teacher Education, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, 246133, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Foreign Languages, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, 246133, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ruichen Jiang, School of Teacher Education, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, 246133, People’s Republic of China, Email 1811516004@sus.edu.cnPurpose: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a challenge for adolescents in China. This study aimed to explore the relationship between academic anxiety and self-esteem in Chinese candidates preparing for the college entrance examination during the COVID-19 pandemic and to examine the mechanism of mediating effect of self-regulated learning ability.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 293 college entrance examination candidates (including 170 females) from two middle schools in China using a voluntary, web-based, and anonymous questionnaire implemented via the Questionnaire Star app during COVID-19 prevalence in 2020.Results: This study found that 1) students in the high and low academic anxiety groups had different levels of self-regulated learning ability and self-esteem, 2) the academic anxiety, self-regulated learning ability, and self-esteem levels of students were significantly correlated and 3) after controlling the two independent variables of gender and subject type, academic anxiety had a significant negative predictive effect on self-esteem, and self-regulated learning ability played a mediating role between academic anxiety and self-esteem, where the mediating effect was 18.6%.Conclusion: Based on the observations of the present study, self-regulated learning capacity was a mediator between academic anxiety and self-esteem. These findings suggest an underlying process by which low academic anxiety may increase self-esteem in candidates preparing for the college entrance examination by increasing self-regulated learning ability.Keywords: academic anxiety, self-esteem, self-regulated learning ability |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9517aa2679d54c03aa70a28caa2135f72022-12-22T04:28:43ZengDove Medical PressPsychology Research and Behavior Management1179-15782022-08-01Volume 152383239077751Academic Anxiety, Self-Regulated Learning Ability, and Self-Esteem in Chinese Candidates for College Entrance Examination During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Survey StudyWu YXie FJiang RYunzhu Wu,1 Fei Xie,2 Ruichen Jiang1 1School of Teacher Education, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, 246133, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Foreign Languages, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, 246133, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ruichen Jiang, School of Teacher Education, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, 246133, People’s Republic of China, Email 1811516004@sus.edu.cnPurpose: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a challenge for adolescents in China. This study aimed to explore the relationship between academic anxiety and self-esteem in Chinese candidates preparing for the college entrance examination during the COVID-19 pandemic and to examine the mechanism of mediating effect of self-regulated learning ability.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 293 college entrance examination candidates (including 170 females) from two middle schools in China using a voluntary, web-based, and anonymous questionnaire implemented via the Questionnaire Star app during COVID-19 prevalence in 2020.Results: This study found that 1) students in the high and low academic anxiety groups had different levels of self-regulated learning ability and self-esteem, 2) the academic anxiety, self-regulated learning ability, and self-esteem levels of students were significantly correlated and 3) after controlling the two independent variables of gender and subject type, academic anxiety had a significant negative predictive effect on self-esteem, and self-regulated learning ability played a mediating role between academic anxiety and self-esteem, where the mediating effect was 18.6%.Conclusion: Based on the observations of the present study, self-regulated learning capacity was a mediator between academic anxiety and self-esteem. These findings suggest an underlying process by which low academic anxiety may increase self-esteem in candidates preparing for the college entrance examination by increasing self-regulated learning ability.Keywords: academic anxiety, self-esteem, self-regulated learning abilityhttps://www.dovepress.com/academic-anxiety-self-regulated-learning-ability-and-self-esteem-in-ch-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PRBMacademic anxietyself-esteemself-regulating learning ability |
| spellingShingle | Wu Y Xie F Jiang R Academic Anxiety, Self-Regulated Learning Ability, and Self-Esteem in Chinese Candidates for College Entrance Examination During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Survey Study Psychology Research and Behavior Management academic anxiety self-esteem self-regulating learning ability |
| title | Academic Anxiety, Self-Regulated Learning Ability, and Self-Esteem in Chinese Candidates for College Entrance Examination During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Survey Study |
| title_full | Academic Anxiety, Self-Regulated Learning Ability, and Self-Esteem in Chinese Candidates for College Entrance Examination During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Survey Study |
| title_fullStr | Academic Anxiety, Self-Regulated Learning Ability, and Self-Esteem in Chinese Candidates for College Entrance Examination During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Survey Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Academic Anxiety, Self-Regulated Learning Ability, and Self-Esteem in Chinese Candidates for College Entrance Examination During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Survey Study |
| title_short | Academic Anxiety, Self-Regulated Learning Ability, and Self-Esteem in Chinese Candidates for College Entrance Examination During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Survey Study |
| title_sort | academic anxiety self regulated learning ability and self esteem in chinese candidates for college entrance examination during the covid 19 outbreak a survey study |
| topic | academic anxiety self-esteem self-regulating learning ability |
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