Emotion Regulation, Homework Completion, and Math Achievement: Testing Models of Reciprocal Effects

Publication date: Available online 24 October 2019Source: Contemporary Educational PsychologyAuthor(s): Jianzhong Xu, Jianxia Du, Fangtong Liu, Bosu HuangAbstractThe current investigation employs models of reciprocal effects among emotion management, cognitive reappraisal, homework completion, and achievement, based on two measurement points from 1,450 Chinese 8th graders. Results revealed that emotion management and math achievement were reciprocally related. Furthermore, higher prior achievement led to higher subsequent cognitive reappraisal and homework completion. Additionally, significant interactions were found between emotion management and cognitive reappraisal in the prediction of subsequent emotion management, cognitive reappraisal, and homework completion. Specifically, these findings indicated that emotion management had a more positive influence on subsequent emotion management, cognitive reappraisal, and homework completion when prior cognitive reappraisal was low (compensatory effect by decreasing the gap between students with prior high and low cognitive reappraisal).
Source: Contemporary Educational Psychology - Category: Child Development Source Type: research