Psychological Development and Education ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4): 542-550.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2024.04.09

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The Effect of Adolescents’ Perception of Parental Academic Pressure on Psychological Adaptation:The Protective Role of Ego-resilience

XIONG Mingling, WANG Quanquan, XIONG Yuke, JIANG Wenqi, REN Ping   

  1. Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
  • Published:2024-08-27

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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of adolescents’ perception of parental academic pressure on boys’ and girls’ psychological adaptation (depression, problem behaviors), and to explore the immediate and long-term protective role of ego-resilience in this relationship and its gender differences. 2479 students coming from seven middle schools in Henan Province, China, participated in two waves of follow-up surveys, with mean age at T1 was 13.40 years, SD = 0.60 years. The results found that : (1) Adolescents’ perception of parental academic pressure had a direct immediate and long-term predictive effects on girls’ depression and problem behaviors. Adolescents’ perception of parental academic pressure had an immediate and long-term predictive effect on boys’ depression, and a long-term rather than immediate predictive effect on boys’ problem behaviors; (2) Ego-resilience mitigates the adverse effects of adolescents’ perception of parental academic pressure on adolescents’ depression and problem behaviors, and this moderating effect is gender-specific; (3) Ego-resilience mitigates the immediate effects of adolescents’ perception of parental academic pressure on girls’ depression and the long-term effects on boys’ problem behavior. The results confirm the protective model of ego-resilience and have practical significance in promoting the healthy development of adolescents’ mental adaptation.

Key words: adolescents’ perception of parental academic pressure, depression, problem behavior, ego-resilience, immediate and long-term effects

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