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1Faculty of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China.
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|July 28, 2026
Summary
Teacher discipline intensity is linked to adolescent mental health issues. However, severe student violations and family migration status can mitigate these negative effects, especially for migrant adolescents.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Sociology of Education
Background:
- Teacher discipline is crucial for adolescent development and well-being.
- Existing theories like expectancy violation and justice theories inform our understanding of discipline's impact.
- The role of moderators like violation severity and family migration status needs further investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the association between teacher disciplinary intensity and adolescent mental health.
- To test violation severity and family migration status as moderators in a moderated moderation framework.
- To understand how these factors influence the relationship between discipline and mental health outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Utilized cross-sectional data from the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS, 2013-2014) with 17,788 adolescents.
- Employed descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations, and moderation effect analyses using SPSS and PROCESS macro.
- Adopted a moderated moderation framework to analyze the interplay of variables.
Main Results:
- Teacher disciplinary intensity and student violation severity are positively associated with adolescent mental health problems.
- Family migration status negatively correlates with disciplinary appropriateness and violation perception.
- Violation severity negatively moderates the discipline-mental health link, with a stronger effect for migrant adolescents.
Conclusions:
- Intensified teacher discipline can negatively impact adolescent mental health, but this effect is weaker under severe violations.
- Family migration status significantly influences the perception of discipline and its impact on mental health.
- Equitable school discipline practices are vital for protecting and promoting adolescent mental health, particularly for vulnerable populations.
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