How social support influences university students' academic achievement and emotional exhaustion: The mediating role of self-esteem

Jie Li; Xue Han; Wangshuai Wang; Gong Sun; Zhiming Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2017.11.016

How social support influences university students' academic achievement and emotional exhaustion: The mediating role of self-esteem

Jie Li
, Xue Han^*
, Wangshuai Wang
, Gong Sun
, Zhiming Cheng

^*Corresponding author for this work

Shanghai University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Central University of Finance and Economics
Macquarie University

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Abstract

Improving the quality of life for students has become a major concern for educational institutions. Using a sample of 262 university students (mean age 19.25 years) in China, this study investigates the mediating role of self-esteem in the relationships between social support and academic achievement and between social support and emotional exhaustion. Students in our sample completed questionnaires designed to assess their perceived social support, self-esteem, academic achievement, and emotional exhaustion. The results of path analysis suggest that self-esteem fully mediates the relationship between social support and academic achievement and the relationship between social support and emotional exhaustion. This study's implications and limitations are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	120-126
Number of pages	7
Journal	Learning and Individual Differences
Volume	61
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2017.11.016
Publication status	Published - Jan 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Academic achievement
Emotional exhaustion
Self-esteem
Social support
University students

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