ERIC Number: EJ1471555
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Publication Date: 2025-Dec
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Latent Transition Analysis of Learning Weariness in Chinese Junior High School Students: Family Functioning and Classmate Relationships as Predictors
Lan Hong1; Wenqian Zhao2; He Wang3; Lijun Wang2; Yuan Li4; Gaoyang Liu3; Pengcheng Wang7; Jinping Jiang5; Ke Zhao1; Guohua Zhang4,6
Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, v28 n1 Article 108 2025
Learning weariness is a common issue among adolescents in China. However, little is known about its developmental stability and changes over time. This study involved 1,857 participants (52.6% girls) who were assessed at two time points, approximately six months apart. Latent profile analysis was conducted to identify subgroups of learning weariness, and latent transition analysis was then used to examine the transition probabilities between these subgroups. Logistic regression analyses examined associations between the identified classes and related factors. Three distinct subgroups of learning weariness were identified: low learning weariness group, transition group, and high learning weariness group. The transition group showed the highest stability (53.9%). Both the low and high learning weariness groups tend to shift toward the transition group, with shift probabilities of 39.8% and 38.2%, respectively. Poorer family functioning increased the likelihood of shifting from low to transition group, while positive classmate relationships served as a protective factor against learning weariness.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Adolescent Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Fatigue (Biology), Burnout, Family Environment, Peer Relationship, Learning Processes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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Author Affiliations: 1Lishui Second People’s Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, China; 2Wenzhou Medical University, Cixi Biomedical Research Institute, Ningbo, China; 3Wenzhou Medical University, Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou, China; 4Wenzhou Medical University, School of Mental Health, Wenzhou, China; 5Education Bureau of Dongtou District, Wenzhou, China; 6Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Affiliated Wenzhou Kangning Hospital, Wenzhou, China; 7Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Media and Communication, Shanghai, China