ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2023
The Effect of Psychological Distress on Adolescents' Academic Engagement: The Roles of Social-Emotional Competence and Teachers' Caring Behavior.
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- The influence of teacher care on middle school students' social-emotional competence: evidence from the China Education Panel Survey (2013-2014).Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Adverse childhood experiences and non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents: the roles of depressive symptoms and teacher care.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The impact of teachers' caring behavior on EFL learners' academic engagement: the chain mediating role of self-efficacy and peer support.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- How Distressed Are Adolescent Students? A Mix-Method Study on High School Students in Northern Italy, Two Years after the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Enhancing academic engagement through students' perceptions of teacher expectations: the mediating role of intentional self-regulation in middle school.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Purpose: The relationship between psychological distress (PD) and academic engagement (AE) in adolescents is widely recognized. However, there is a lack of research on the mechanisms behind this correlation, especially in COVID-19 pandemic policy liberalization. This study proposed a moderated mediation model to determine the mediating role of social-emotional competence (SEC) between PD and AE and the moderating role of teachers' caring behavior (TCB). Patients and methods: The moderated mediation model was tested by PROCESS macro developed based on SPSS with Chinese adolescents aged 13-18 years (n = 8625; male 50.5%) as survey respondents. Multiple scales, including the 6-item Kessler PD Scale, SEC Scale, TCB Scale, and AE Scale, were used in this test. Results: Adolescent PD negatively predicted AE. In addition, SEC partially mediated the relationship between adolescent PD and AE. TCB moderated the direct and indirect relationships between PD and AE, which mitigated the negative effect of PD on AE and enhanced the positive effect of SEC on AE. Conclusion: Adolescent SEC and TCB are essential in mediating PD and AE. This study provided instructions for schools and teachers to intervene in adolescents' PD and academic problems, such as improving SEC and engaging in TCB in an adequate and timely manner. In addition, these findings provided vital references for adolescent mental health interventions in future large-scale public health events.
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