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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026

Teacher emotional support and student well-being in higher education: a sequential motivational process via need satisfaction and autonomous motivation.

Wei Liu, Shuangwen Zhao

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 authors.

Wei LiuJosé Rizal University, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.
Shuangwen ZhaoRizal Technological University, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study examined whether teacher emotional support was associated with university students' psychological well-being through basic psychological need satisfaction, autonomous motivation, and controlled motivation in Chinese higher education. Methods: Cross-sectional survey data from 445 Chinese undergraduate students were analyzed using latent-variable structural equation modeling. Gender and academic year were included as covariates, and indirect effects were evaluated using 5,000 bootstrap resamples. Results: The structural model demonstrated excellent fit, χ Conclusion: Teacher emotional support was associated with psychological well-being through a significant sequential motivational pathway involving basic psychological need satisfaction and autonomous motivation, supporting the relevance of motivational internalization processes in Chinese higher education.

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autonomous motivationbasic psychological need satisfactionhigher educationpsychological well-beingself-determination theoryteacher emotional support

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PMCPMC13388817

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