Academic stressors and anxiety in children: the role of parental support

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The effect of academic stress and parental support on the mental health of primary school students in Hong Kong and Shanghai

Parallel Session 1 - Working with Children, Adolescents and Families: PS101The Conference on Promoting Community Mental Health: Issues, Achievements and Visioning into the Future, Hong Kong, China, 15-17 December 2009

Resourcefulness: A protective factor buffer against the academic stress of school-age children

The objectives of this study were twofold: to examine the interaction of academic stress and student resourcefulness on subject grades and to identify the factors of parental support that contribute to student resourcefulness. The participants of this cross‐sectional study were 695 fifth and sixth graders from four major districts in Shanghai. Student resourcefulness was observed to moderate academic stress and subject grades. Moreover, perceived paternal emotional support and maternal informational support contributed significantly to student resourcefulness. The implications of this study for parent education are discussed

Perceived overparenting and developmental outcomes among Chinese adolescents : do family structure and conflicts matter?

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青少年學業壓力, 父母支持與精神健康

The pursuit of academic achievement, and thus to realize the social mobility, win the honor and the glory of the family is the traditional Chinese culture. But the attention of the education achievement also causes great pressure and mental and physical diseases to children. We examined the role of parental support in the relation between academic stress and the mental health of primary school children in Shanghai. The results indicated that academic stress was a risk factor that heightened student anxiety levels and that parental emotional support was a protective factor that contributed to better mental health among children. However, paternal informational support delivered to children during times of high academic stress appeared to heighten student anxiety levels. The practical implications of the findings on parent education are discussed. 追求學業上的成就,并由此實現社會流動、贏得尊敬和家庭的榮耀是中國文化的傳統。但對教育成就的重視也導致兒童承受很大的壓力,引發心理和身體的疾病。對上海685名學生學業壓力與精神健康的調查證實,學業壓力是加劇學生焦慮的風險因素,而父母的情感支持是促進兒童精神健康的保護性因素。因此促進父母對兒童的學習參與是重要的,但要注意時機,動態了解兒童的學習壓力狀況并提供及時的情感支持,這樣有助于兒童的精神健康

Academic stressors and anxiety in children: The role of paternal support

We examined the role of paternal support in the relation between academic stress and the mental health of primary school children in Hong Kong. The participants of this cross-sectional study were 1,171 fifth and sixth graders. The results indicated that academic stress was a risk factor that heightened student anxiety levels and that parental emotional support was a protective factor that contributed to better mental health among children. However, paternal informational support delivered to children during times of high academic stress appeared to heighten student anxiety levels. The practical implications of the findings on parent education are discussed. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009.link_to_subscribed_fulltex