Psychological Development and Education ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 322-329.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2018.03.08

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Shyness and Academic Adjustment among High School Students: The Mediating Role of Academic Help-seeking

CHEN Yingmin, LIU Zhonghua, LI Liang, QU Yi, HAN Lei, GAO Fengqiang   

  1. Shandong Normal University, Shandong, Tsinan 250358
  • Online:2018-05-15 Published:2018-05-15

Abstract: This study applied a shyness scale for middle school students, an academic help seeking scale, and an academic adjustment scale to 625 high school students to explore the relationship between shyness, academic help seeking, and academic adjustment. In particular, the mediating role of academic help seeking between shyness and academic adjustment was investigated. Data analysis indicated that:(1) shyness can significantly predict academic adjustment; (2) academic help-seeking attitudes have a partially mediating role in the relationship between shyness and academic adjustment; and (3) shyness partly influences academic adjustment through the multiple mediating effects of academic help-seeking attitudes and academic help-seeking behaviors.

Key words: shyness, academic adjustment, academic help-seeking attitude, academic help-seeking behavior, senior high school students

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