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The Impact of College Students’ Mental Health on Learning Motivation: The Mediating Role of Learning Beliefs

Linzhao Wang, Li Zhang

Abstract


This study examines the relationship between college students’learning motivation, learning beliefs and mental health. Methods: Using the Learning Motivation Scale, Learning Belief Scale, and SCL-90 Scale to conduct a questionnaire survey on 810 college students, and combine them to test the mediation effect. Results: ①Mental health level is significantly negatively correlated with learning beliefs, learning motivation is significantly positively correlated with learning beliefs, and mental health levels are not significantly correlated with learning motivation. ②Learning beliefs play an intermediary role between the level of mental health and learning motivation. Conclusion: The level of mental health can indirectly affect learning motivation through learning beliefs.

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College Students; Learning Motivation; Mental Health Level; Learning Beliefs

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v5i9.4001

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