The Impact of Learning Self-efficacy on Social Support towards Learned Helplessness in China

Shaowei Wu; Chia-Ching Tu

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Shaowei Wu ¹ ², Chia-Ching Tu ³ ^*

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¹ Doctoral Candidate in Education Management at China-ASEAN International College, Dhurakij Pundit University, THAILAND² Zhengzhou Institute of Industrial Application Technology, Zhengzhou, CHINA³ Educational Management Department, CHINA-ASEAN International College, Dhurakij Pundit University, THAILAND^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

This study explored the moderating role of social support between learning self-efficacy and learned helplessness in higher vocational students in Henan Province, People’s Republic of China. The Learning Self-Efficacy Scale, Social Support Scale, and Learned Helplessness Scale were adopted to conduct questionnaire surveys, which involved 1,067 students in five Chinese higher vocational colleges. A hierarchical regression model was used to analyze the role of social support in moderating the relationship between learning self-efficacy and learned helplessness. This study observed that learning self-efficacy had a negative effect on learned helplessness and that social support played a moderating role between learning self-efficacy and learned helplessness in the students.

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learning self-efficacy
learned helplessness
social support
higher vocational student
moderating role

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2019, Article No: em1825

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Wu, Shaowei, and Chia-Ching Tu. "The Impact of Learning Self-efficacy on Social Support towards Learned Helplessness in China". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2019 15 no. 10 (2019): em1825. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/115457

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Wu, S., and Tu, C.-C. (2019). The Impact of Learning Self-efficacy on Social Support towards Learned Helplessness in China. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 15(10), em1825. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/115457

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Wu, Shaowei et al. "The Impact of Learning Self-efficacy on Social Support towards Learned Helplessness in China". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 15, no. 10, 2019, em1825. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/115457