Parenting styles, gender roles, and academic burnout among Chinese students: a cultural perspective

Academic burnout among Chinese students is particularly severe due to a unique mix of cultural, educational, and family pressures. The strong emphasis placed on academic achievement and high family expectations intensifies this issue. While research on academic burnout is expanding, most studies hav...

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Main Authors: Wang, Yundi, Ma’rof, Aini Marina, Sulong, Rose Manisah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117688/
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description Academic burnout among Chinese students is particularly severe due to a unique mix of cultural, educational, and family pressures. The strong emphasis placed on academic achievement and high family expectations intensifies this issue. While research on academic burnout is expanding, most studies have focused on Western contexts and often overlook cultural factors specific to China, such as the influence of parenting styles, societal expectations, and gender roles. This study introduces a conceptual framework that explores how Chinese cultural values impact students' burnout, with a particular focus on parenting styles and gender norms. It highlights how traditional values related to family honor and academic success shape parenting approaches, which, in turn, affect students' mental well-being. The research also investigates how societal expectations tied to gender roles contribute to differing levels of academic stress and burnout between boys and girls. By evaluating the effects of authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive parenting styles while considering gender as a moderating factor, this framework offers important insights into the dynamics of burnout within Chinese culture.
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spelling upm-1176882025-06-11T01:35:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117688/ Parenting styles, gender roles, and academic burnout among Chinese students: a cultural perspective Wang, Yundi Ma’rof, Aini Marina Sulong, Rose Manisah Academic burnout among Chinese students is particularly severe due to a unique mix of cultural, educational, and family pressures. The strong emphasis placed on academic achievement and high family expectations intensifies this issue. While research on academic burnout is expanding, most studies have focused on Western contexts and often overlook cultural factors specific to China, such as the influence of parenting styles, societal expectations, and gender roles. This study introduces a conceptual framework that explores how Chinese cultural values impact students' burnout, with a particular focus on parenting styles and gender norms. It highlights how traditional values related to family honor and academic success shape parenting approaches, which, in turn, affect students' mental well-being. The research also investigates how societal expectations tied to gender roles contribute to differing levels of academic stress and burnout between boys and girls. By evaluating the effects of authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive parenting styles while considering gender as a moderating factor, this framework offers important insights into the dynamics of burnout within Chinese culture. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2024-12-27 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117688/1/117688.pdf Wang, Yundi and Ma’rof, Aini Marina and Sulong, Rose Manisah (2024) Parenting styles, gender roles, and academic burnout among Chinese students: a cultural perspective. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 13 (4). pp. 3541-3548. ISSN 2226-6348 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARPED/article/view/23715/Parenting-Styles-Gender-Roles-and-Academic-Burnout-Among-Chinese-Students-A-Cultural-Perspective 10.6007/ijarped/v13-i4/23715
spellingShingle Wang, Yundi
Ma’rof, Aini Marina
Sulong, Rose Manisah
Parenting styles, gender roles, and academic burnout among Chinese students: a cultural perspective
title Parenting styles, gender roles, and academic burnout among Chinese students: a cultural perspective
title_full Parenting styles, gender roles, and academic burnout among Chinese students: a cultural perspective
title_fullStr Parenting styles, gender roles, and academic burnout among Chinese students: a cultural perspective
title_full_unstemmed Parenting styles, gender roles, and academic burnout among Chinese students: a cultural perspective
title_short Parenting styles, gender roles, and academic burnout among Chinese students: a cultural perspective
title_sort parenting styles, gender roles, and academic burnout among chinese students: a cultural perspective
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