ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Educational Psychology
This article is part of the Research TopicEmotional Intelligence in Educational Psychology: Enhancing Learning and DevelopmentView all 23 articles
Parental Psychological Control and Learning Engagement of Art College Students:Exploring the Chain-Mediated Effects of Frustration and Coping Efficacy
Provisionally accepted
- Anhui Technical College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan, China
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Objective: This study aims to explore the association between parental psychological control (PPC) and learning engagement in art college students, and examine the chain mediation function of frustration as well as coping efficacy. Methods: The research involved 612 Chinese art college students, who filled out surveys concerning parental psychological control (PPC), learning engagement, frustration, and coping efficacy. Results: Path analysis revealed that parental psychological control (PPC) was inversely related to learning engagement among art college students, with frustration and coping efficacy playing a chain-mediated role in this relationship. Conclusion: This research uncovers the underlying mechanism linking parental psychological control (PPC) to learning engagement among art college students.This offers a reference for educational counseling in colleges and universities as well as families to enhance college students' learning engagement.
Keywords: parental psychological control (PPC), Learning engagement, Frustration, coping efficacy, art major college students
Received: 20 Jul 2025; Accepted: 27 Oct 2025.
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* Correspondence: Jie Shen, 0125000156@ahcme.edu.cn
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