A chain mediation model of parent child relationship and academic burnout of adolescents
Abstract This paper studied the relationship and mechanisms of parent–child relationship, interpersonal relationship on campus, academic self-efficacy and academic burnout among adolescents. A study of 913 Chinese junior high school students from Fujian province (47.20% males, mean age = 13.99 years...
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| description | Abstract This paper studied the relationship and mechanisms of parent–child relationship, interpersonal relationship on campus, academic self-efficacy and academic burnout among adolescents. A study of 913 Chinese junior high school students from Fujian province (47.20% males, mean age = 13.99 years, SD = 0.81) was conducted using the Junior Middle School Students’ Learning Weariness Scale, the Chinese version of parent–child affinity scale, the Loso Wellbeing Questionnaire, and the Academic Self-efficacy Questionnaire. (1) Academic burnout was negatively and significantly correlated with parent–child relationship (r = − 0.13, p < 0.01), interpersonal relationship on campus (r = − 0.11, p < 0.01), and academic self-efficacy (r = − 0.13, p < 0.01). Parent–child relationship was positively and significantly correlated with interpersonal relationship on campus (r = 0.23, p < 0.01) and academic self-efficacy (r = 0.38, p < 0.01). Interpersonal relationship and academic self-efficacy were positively and significantly correlated (r = 0.29, p < 0.01). (2) Parent–child relationship can significantly and negatively predicte academic burnout (β = − 0.082, p < 0.05). (3) Parent–child relationship affected academic burnout of adolescents via three significant indirect effects: the single mediating effect of interpersonal relationship on campus (effect = − 0.011) and academic self-efficacy (effect = − 0.019), and the chain mediating effect of interpersonal relationship on campus and academic self-efficacy (effect = − 0.003). Stronger parent–child relationship predicts lower levels of academic burnout. Moreover, parent–child relationship can indirectly affect academic burnout not only through the single mediating effect of interpersonal relationship on campus and academic self-efficacy but also through the chain mediating effect of interpersonal relationship on campus and academic self-efficacy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c5b37c2eb28a43e79ad9d83fdfedc02f2025-08-20T03:06:00ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-03-011511810.1038/s41598-025-92214-2A chain mediation model of parent child relationship and academic burnout of adolescentsJiangnan Sun0Hang Guo1Wenxin Jiang2Xiuqing Chen3Fengyao Wu4Zisen Zhuang5Zhangya Lin6Department of Psychology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityFujian Provincial Institutes of Brain Disorders and Brain Sciences, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityOutpatient Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityOutpatient Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityDepartment of Medical Psychology, The Second Mobile Corps Hospital of the People’s Armed Police ForceDepartment of Psychology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityDepartment of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityAbstract This paper studied the relationship and mechanisms of parent–child relationship, interpersonal relationship on campus, academic self-efficacy and academic burnout among adolescents. A study of 913 Chinese junior high school students from Fujian province (47.20% males, mean age = 13.99 years, SD = 0.81) was conducted using the Junior Middle School Students’ Learning Weariness Scale, the Chinese version of parent–child affinity scale, the Loso Wellbeing Questionnaire, and the Academic Self-efficacy Questionnaire. (1) Academic burnout was negatively and significantly correlated with parent–child relationship (r = − 0.13, p < 0.01), interpersonal relationship on campus (r = − 0.11, p < 0.01), and academic self-efficacy (r = − 0.13, p < 0.01). Parent–child relationship was positively and significantly correlated with interpersonal relationship on campus (r = 0.23, p < 0.01) and academic self-efficacy (r = 0.38, p < 0.01). Interpersonal relationship and academic self-efficacy were positively and significantly correlated (r = 0.29, p < 0.01). (2) Parent–child relationship can significantly and negatively predicte academic burnout (β = − 0.082, p < 0.05). (3) Parent–child relationship affected academic burnout of adolescents via three significant indirect effects: the single mediating effect of interpersonal relationship on campus (effect = − 0.011) and academic self-efficacy (effect = − 0.019), and the chain mediating effect of interpersonal relationship on campus and academic self-efficacy (effect = − 0.003). Stronger parent–child relationship predicts lower levels of academic burnout. Moreover, parent–child relationship can indirectly affect academic burnout not only through the single mediating effect of interpersonal relationship on campus and academic self-efficacy but also through the chain mediating effect of interpersonal relationship on campus and academic self-efficacy.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-92214-2Parent–child relationshipAcademic burnoutInterpersonal relationshipAcademic self-efficacyAdolescents |
| spellingShingle | Jiangnan Sun Hang Guo Wenxin Jiang Xiuqing Chen Fengyao Wu Zisen Zhuang Zhangya Lin A chain mediation model of parent child relationship and academic burnout of adolescents Scientific Reports Parent–child relationship Academic burnout Interpersonal relationship Academic self-efficacy Adolescents |
| title | A chain mediation model of parent child relationship and academic burnout of adolescents |
| title_full | A chain mediation model of parent child relationship and academic burnout of adolescents |
| title_fullStr | A chain mediation model of parent child relationship and academic burnout of adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | A chain mediation model of parent child relationship and academic burnout of adolescents |
| title_short | A chain mediation model of parent child relationship and academic burnout of adolescents |
| title_sort | chain mediation model of parent child relationship and academic burnout of adolescents |
| topic | Parent–child relationship Academic burnout Interpersonal relationship Academic self-efficacy Adolescents |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-92214-2 |
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