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Part I: Asia-based cross-cultural comparisons with regards to academic resilience

Young people’s academic buoyancy and adaptability: a cross-cultural comparison of China with North America and the United Kingdom

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Pages 930-946 | Received 04 Dec 2015, Accepted 13 Jun 2016, Published online: 04 Jul 2016
 

Abstract

We investigated academic buoyancy (a response to challenge) and adaptability (a response to change) among a sample of 12–16-year-olds in China (N = 3617) compared with same-aged youth from North America (N = 989) and the United Kingdom (UK; N = 1182). We found that Chinese students reported higher mean levels of buoyancy and adaptability. We also found that correlations between buoyancy and adaptability, and between these two factors and motivation and engagement outcomes, were significantly higher for Chinese students than for North American and UK samples. In path analyses, buoyancy and adaptability positively and significantly predicted motivation and engagement (typically at p < .001) in all three regions; however, buoyancy effects were significantly stronger for the Chinese students.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank all participating schools, the Australian Research Council and Beijing Normal University for their assistance and support in this research.

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