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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025

A study on the impact of perceived teacher emotional support on university students' online learning engagement: the mediating role of academic burnout.

Lina Sun, Rongshuang Ma, Chaohui Du, Jianmin Zhao, Yuliu Yang, Xiaoguang Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Lina SunSchool of Computer and Information Technology, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, China.
Rongshuang MaChuang Ke Primary School, Dalian, China.
Chaohui DuSchool of Computer and Information Technology, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, China.
Jianmin ZhaoSchool of Computer and Information Technology, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, China.
Yuliu YangSchool of Educational Science, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, China.
Xiaoguang ZhangSchool of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, China.

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Introduction: This study investigates the impact of perceived teacher emotional support on university students' engagement in online learning, with a particular focus on the mediating role of academic burnout. Although prior research has established that perceived teacher emotional support positively influences learning engagement and that academic burnout has a negative effect, the underlying mechanisms among these three variables in an online learning context remain unclear. Methods: Participants were drawn from a public university in China. Data were collected from 361 undergraduate students through a structured questionnaire, and the relationships among the key variables were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Results: The findings indicate that perceived teacher emotional support is a significant predictor of online learning engagement. Moreover, academic burnout serves as a mediator: higher levels of perceived emotional support from teachers are associated with lower levels of burnout and increased engagement in online learning activities. These results underscore the critical role of perceived teacher emotional support in mitigating academic burnout and enhancing students' motivation and participation in online learning environments.

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academic burnoutlearning engagementonline learningperceived teacher emotional supportuniversity students

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