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| Changes in activities of primary school students under “double reduction” policy and its effects on anxiety |
| YAO Li1,2, LI Xinying1,2 |
| 1. Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Beijing 100101, China; 2. Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China |
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Abstract Objective To investigate the difference in the duration of activities of primary school students before and after the “double reduction” policy, and verify the effect of the “double reduction” policy on the anxiety of primary school students. Methods The study subjects were 400 primary school students from the first grade to the sixth grade in 3 primary schools in Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, and 395 participants were effectively enrolled in the questionnaire, with an average age of （10.25±2.637） years. The generalized anxiety disorder scale and the self-made questionnaire were used to measure the anxiety level of primary school students and the daily duration of homework, sleep, exercise, and electronic product use. The correlation between anxiety and the daily duration of various activities was analyzed, as well as the difference in the duration of primary school students’ activities before and after the implementation of the “double reduction” policy. Results Anxiety in primary school students was positively correlated with homework time and electronic product use time （P<0.01）, and negatively correlated with exercise duration （P<0.05） and sleep duration （P<0.01）. Compared with that before the “double reduction”, the homework time after the “double reduction” significantly reduced （t=-2.239, P<0.05）, the electronic product use time significantly reduced （t=-2.894, P<0.05）, the sleep duration significantly increased （t=6.735, P<0.01）, and the exercise duration difference was not significant （t=1.392, P=0.165）. Conclusion Longer homework time and electronic product use time aggravate the anxiety of primary school students. The implementation of the “double reduction” policy can relieve the anxiety of primary school students and plays a protective role in the mental health of primary school students.
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