Self-compassion promoted educational flow through increased future orientation in left-behind children groups.

Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0107305 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1464-066X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00207594 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2014- : Chichester : Wiley
Original Publication: 1966-<1978>: Paris : Dunod

Self-Compassion* ; Parents*; Adolescent ; Humans ; Child ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Educational Status ; Schools ; China

Left-behind children (LBC) have been found to be disadvantaged in academic adaption due to the lack of parental care and supervision they receive. Educational flow, which is known as an optimal learning state for adolescents, would be beneficial for academic adaption among LBC. Self-compassion may provide a growth mindset to improve their abilities and immersion in learning. The present study focuses on educational flow and explores both the level and the protective mechanism of educational flow among LBC using cross-sectional data. Specifically, we examine whether self-compassion contributes to educational flow through future orientation. The study sample comprises participants from a middle school in Henan province. A total of 371 LBC participated in the study, with a mean age of 14.04. We find that family income is positively associated to LBC's educational flow. Furthermore, self-compassion is positively associated with future orientation and educational flow, future orientation is positively associated with educational flow and self-compassion generates higher level of future orientation, which in turn promoting educational flow. Overall, our findings suggest that it is essential to incorporate self-compassion and future orientation when promoting the academic adaption of LBC.
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19ZDA357 The Major Program of the National Social Science Fund of China

Keywords: Academic adaption; Educational flow; Future orientation; Left-behind children (LBC); Self-compassion

Date Created: 20230316 Date Completed: 20230717 Latest Revision: 20230718

20240628

10.1002/ijop.12904

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