Psychological Development and Education ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (1): 76-84.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2019.01.09

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The Relation between Psychological Capital and Academic Achievement among Junior High School Students: The Mediating Effects of Self-Control and the Moderating Effects of Gratitude

CHEN Xiuzhu1,2,3, LI Huaiyu1,2,3, CHEN Jun1,2,3, YANG Jingyu4, HUANG Lijun5   

  1. 1. Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, Guangzhou 510631;
    2. Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631;
    3. School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631;
    4. Zhongshan Shiqi Central Primary School, Zhongshan 528403;
    5. Guangdong Huizhou No.9 Middle School, Huizhou 516001
  • Published:2019-01-30

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Abstract: The present study constructs a moderated mediation model to examine whether self-control mediated the relation between psychological capital and academic achievement among junior high school students, and whether this mediating process was moderated by gratitude.With questionnaire survey method, 1208 junior high school students completed questionnaire. The research tools include measures of psychological capital,academic achievement, self-control and gratitude. The results indicated that:(1) Psychological capital can not only directly affect the junior high school students' academic achievement, but also can indirectly influence academic achievement through self-control.That is,self-control plays a mediating role in the relation between psychological capital and academic achievement. (2) Gratitude moderated the mediated path through self-control, and this indirect effect is much stronger among junior high school students with high gratitude than those with lower gratitude.These findings have important theoretical and reference value to increase junior high school students' academic achievement.

Key words: psychological capital, academic achievement, self-control, gratitude, junior high school students

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