How can qualitative in-depth interviews optimize cross-cultural measurement of academic resilience?

This study explores how qualitative in-depth interviews can optimize the measurement of academic resilience across cultures, addressing the challenges faced by Chinese university students in academic setbacks. Employing a mixed-methods approach, we conducted in-depth interviews analyzed through grou...

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Main Authors: Tian Fang Liu, Song Ching Fan, Xin Le Jiang
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-03-01
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description This study explores how qualitative in-depth interviews can optimize the measurement of academic resilience across cultures, addressing the challenges faced by Chinese university students in academic setbacks. Employing a mixed-methods approach, we conducted in-depth interviews analyzed through grounded theory using Nvivo 14 and developed a measurement scale for academic resilience among Chinese students. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using IBM SPSS AMOS 28 were performed to validate the scale’s psychometric properties. The findings reveal that Chinese students exhibit unique cultural traits in coping with academic setbacks, such as face-saving concerns, guilt, self-blame, and a preference for stability. Their coping strategies involve self-reflection, cognitive restructuring, and external support seeking, shaped by cultural influences. The Chinese University Students’ Academic Setback Resilience Scale (CUSASRS) comprises dimensions of proactive coping strategies, learning engagement, and perceptions of academic adversity, offering a comprehensive representation of psychological and behavioral responses. This study contributes to understanding the cultural influences on academic resilience among Chinese students and provides empirical evidence for scale design and intervention strategies.
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spelling doaj-art-4b2af5f2d1e94e59bc7fd024babd0a752025-08-20T03:39:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-03-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.14449781444978How can qualitative in-depth interviews optimize cross-cultural measurement of academic resilience?Tian Fang Liu0Song Ching Fan1Xin Le Jiang2Department of Social Work, Social and Public Administration School, Ling Nan Normal University, Zhanjiang, ChinaDepartment of Human Resource Management, Social and Public Administration School, Ling Nan Normal University, Zhanjiang, ChinaDepartment of Social Work, Social and Public Administration School, Ling Nan Normal University, Zhanjiang, ChinaThis study explores how qualitative in-depth interviews can optimize the measurement of academic resilience across cultures, addressing the challenges faced by Chinese university students in academic setbacks. Employing a mixed-methods approach, we conducted in-depth interviews analyzed through grounded theory using Nvivo 14 and developed a measurement scale for academic resilience among Chinese students. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using IBM SPSS AMOS 28 were performed to validate the scale’s psychometric properties. The findings reveal that Chinese students exhibit unique cultural traits in coping with academic setbacks, such as face-saving concerns, guilt, self-blame, and a preference for stability. Their coping strategies involve self-reflection, cognitive restructuring, and external support seeking, shaped by cultural influences. The Chinese University Students’ Academic Setback Resilience Scale (CUSASRS) comprises dimensions of proactive coping strategies, learning engagement, and perceptions of academic adversity, offering a comprehensive representation of psychological and behavioral responses. This study contributes to understanding the cultural influences on academic resilience among Chinese students and provides empirical evidence for scale design and intervention strategies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1444978/fullacademic resiliencecross-cultural studyqualitative in-depth interviewsmeasurement scaleconfirmatory factor analysis (CFA)
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academic resilience
cross-cultural study
qualitative in-depth interviews
measurement scale
confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)
title How can qualitative in-depth interviews optimize cross-cultural measurement of academic resilience?
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title_short How can qualitative in-depth interviews optimize cross-cultural measurement of academic resilience?
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topic academic resilience
cross-cultural study
qualitative in-depth interviews
measurement scale
confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)
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