A Study of Domain-specific Academic Emotions in Children

SU XU

Journal of Psychological Science ›› 2011, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4) : 856-862.

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Journal of Psychological Science ›› 2011, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4) : 856-862.

A Study of Domain-specific Academic Emotions in Children

  • SU XU
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In this study, a variety of questionnaires were used to examine domain specificity of academic emotions in 516 sixth-graders and eighth-graders .The results showed: ①Significant subject differences of academic emotions in children were found . ② Significant gender differences and grade differences of academic emotions were found in various subjects. Boys and girls showed more positive emotions in their own advantage subjects. Sixth-graders were super in academic emotions than eighth-graders . ③In various subjects, the impact of family support on academic emotions showed relatively strong consistency. Significant positive relations were found between family support and positive academic emotions.There was a more complex mechanism of the impact of family support on negative academic emotions.

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Academic Emotions / Domain Specificity / Family Support

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