AUTHOR=Shen Jie 

TITLE=Parental psychological control and learning engagement of art college students: exploring the chain-mediated effects of frustration and coping efficacy

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 16 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1669771

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1669771

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the association between parental psychological control (PPC) and learning engagement in art college students, and examine the chain mediation function of frustration as well as coping efficacy.MethodsThe research involved 612 Chinese art college students, who filled out surveys concerning parental psychological control (PPC), learning engagement, frustration, and coping efficacy.ResultsPath analysis revealed that parental psychological control (PPC) was inversely related to learning engagement among art college students, with frustration and coping efficacy playing a chain-mediated role in this relationship.ConclusionThis research uncovers the underlying mechanism linking parental psychological control (PPC) to learning engagement among art college students. This offers a reference for educational counseling in colleges and universities as well as families to enhance college students’ learning engagement.