Characteristics of hope and its relationship with academic achievement of left-behind children

WEI Jun-feng

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2015-23-09-20

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2015, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (9) : 959-961. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2015-23-09-20

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Characteristics of hope and its relationship with academic achievement of left-behind children

WEI Jun-feng

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Objective To explore the characteristic of hope and its relationship with academic achievement of left-behind children. Method Totally 369 left-behind children from three rural schools were investigated by Children's Hope Scale. Results There were no significant differences on the scores of hope and its factors between left-behind children and non left-behind children(P>0.05).The scores of hope was significantly and positively related with academic achievement of left-behind children.The score of hope could positively predict the scores of academic achievement(β=0.33,P<0.001). Conclusion It is necessary to strengthen hope education for improving the level of academic achievement of left-behind children.

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hope / academic achievement / left-behind children

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WEI Jun-feng. Characteristics of hope and its relationship with academic achievement of left-behind children[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2015, 23(9): 959-961 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2015-23-09-20

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