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ERIC Number: EJ1461742
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 32
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0256-2928
EISSN: EISSN-1878-5174
Available Date: 2025-03-07
Feeling Well and Doing Well. The Mediating Role of School Engagement in the Relationship between Student Well-Being and Academic Achievement
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v40 n1 Article 48 2025
Students' well-being has become an important part of education policy in many countries. Research shows that well-being contributes to students' engagement in school, thereby supporting academic achievement. However, prior research has often neglected the interplay and multidimensionality of the constructs. The present study applied a six-dimensional student well-being model and a three-component school engagement model to untangle the differential associations of positive and negative well-being dimensions with the components of school engagement and academic achievement. Longitudinal mediation analyses using a sample of N = 754 Swiss secondary school students and two measurement points (Grade 7 and Grade 8) revealed differential associations of well-being dimensions with engagement components, but no direct effects on academic achievement. Enjoyment in school, as a dimension of student well-being, had an indirect effect on academic achievement, mediated through behavioral engagement. The results imply that fostering students' enjoyment in school may be a promising strategy to enhance their behavioral engagement and, in turn, promote their academic achievement.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Grade 8
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Switzerland
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Author Affiliations: 1University of Bern, Institute of Educational Science, Department of Research in School and Instruction, Bern, Switzerland