Good learners or trouble makers? Study on the relationship between academic performance and antisocial behavior of junior high school students.

ABSTRACT: The school bullying incident has aroused widespread concern in current society. How to manage students' anti-social behavior has become an increasingly serious problem for administrators. This study uses a sample of 8270 junior high school students to examine the mechanism of academic achievement on students' antisocial behavior. The results showed that academic performance has a U-shaped impact on antisocial behavior. This study further found that the U-shaped effect of academic performance on antisocial behavior was mediated by the praise; In addition, this study also found that moral identity moderates the U-shaped relationship between academic performance, praise, and antisocial performance. The findings provide the implications for school administrators and teachers to pay attention t

SUBMITTER: Zhu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10760913 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature