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| Relationship between parental educational expectation and test anxiety: a moderated mediation model |
| LE Xingyu1, GU Yanbo2, LIU Ling3 |
1. School of Heqin Preschool Education, Ningbo Childhood Education College, Ningbo 315336, Zhejiang Province, China; 2. Zhenhai Zhaolong School, Ningbo 315200, Zhejiang Province, China; 3. Chi’an Primary School, Yiwu 322003, Zhejiang Province, China |
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Abstract Objective To investigate relationship between parental educational expectation and test anxiety, and explore its mechanism. Methods A total of 240 teenagers’ parents from Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Linhai of Zhejiang province were enrolled by using convenient sampling method. The survey was conducted by using parental test anxiety scale, children’s psychological reactance questionnaire, parental test attitude scale, and parental educational expectations questionnaire. Results The mean score of parental test anxiety was 3.63. Parental educational expectation was significantly negatively related to test anxiety（r=-0.214 , P<0.01）. The direct effect of parental educational expectation on test anxiety was not significant. Children’s psychological reactance played a completely mediating role between parental educational expectation and test anxiety. The product-term of parental educational expectation and test attitude had a significant predictive effect on children’s psychological reactance. Conclusion Teenager’s parents have a higher level of test anxiety. Through the mediating effect of children’s psychological reactance, parental educational expectation has an impact on test anxiety. Parental test attitude plays a moderating role between parental educational expectation and children’s psychological reactance.
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