Zhu Shimin, Bi Chongzeng
Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Research Centre for Psychology and Social Development, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. 2025 Jul 22;15(8):144. doi: 10.3390/ejihpe15080144.
The changes in adolescents' visions for the future are important to adolescents' developmental trajectories, motivation, and educational outcomes, yet understudied. This study examined the change in possible selves and its association with grit during school closure and life interruption during COVID-19. We conducted a school-based longitudinal survey among 1577 students (Mage = 13.05, = 0.86) from 12 secondary schools at the start and end of an academic year prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic with a 9-month interval. Demographic, grit, socioeconomic status (SES), self-control, and possible selves were measured. Paired -tests indicated a significant decrease in academic possible selves and strategies. Hierarchical regression analysis results show that participants with higher grit scores reported higher academic and life possible selves; in particular, the effect of grit-perseverance was stronger than grit-passion after controlling self-control. SES moderated the effect of grit-passion on academic possible selves. The current longitudinal study provides important implications for education and youth social work practice for young people growing up with the influence of the pandemic.
青少年对未来的愿景变化对其发展轨迹、动机和教育成果至关重要，但却未得到充分研究。本研究考察了在新冠疫情期间学校停课和生活中断期间，可能自我的变化及其与毅力的关联。我们在新冠疫情之前和期间，于一学年的开始和结束时，对来自12所中学的1577名学生（平均年龄 = 13.05，标准差 = 0.86）进行了一项基于学校的纵向调查，间隔为9个月。测量了人口统计学特征、毅力、社会经济地位（SES）、自我控制能力和可能自我。配对t检验表明学业可能自我和策略显著下降。分层回归分析结果显示，毅力得分较高的参与者报告的学业和生活可能自我更高；特别是在控制自我控制能力后，毅力中的坚持性比毅力中的热情的影响更强。社会经济地位调节了毅力中的热情对学业可能自我的影响。当前的纵向研究为在疫情影响下成长的年轻人的教育和青少年社会工作实践提供了重要启示。
