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Published on: September 27, 2020
Parent autonomy support and undergraduates' academic engagement in online learning: the mediate role of
Lili Song1,2, Qiqi Zhan3, LuSheng Cao4
1Xiamen City University/Xiamen Open University, Xiamen, China.
Background:
The role of parent support for adolescents has been validated in online learning. However, less attention has been paid to undergraduates.
Main Body:
The research used self-reported questionnaires to investigate the mediating effects of self-regulation in parent autonomy support and academic engagement (cognitive, behavioral, and emotional dimensions) within the online environment in the context of Chinese culture.
Objective:
The present study recruited 1908 undergraduates in China.
Methods:
The students completed measures of parent autonomy support, self-regulation and three sub-dimensions of academic engagement.
Results:
The results indicated that parent autonomy support exerted a direct and significant effect on the three sub-dimensions of academic engagement in online learning. Self-regulation partially mediated the relations between parent autonomy support and three sub-dimensions of academic engagement.
Conclusion:
These findings showed parents should autonomously support students to promote their cognitive, behavioral, and emotional engagement. Moreover, the partial mediation explained how parent autonomy support affected three sub-dimensions of academic engagement. Limitations and educational implications were also discussed.
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