The impact of self-efficacy on psychological resilience in EFL learners: a serial mediation model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

EFL learners often experience anxiety and emotional stress, which can hinder their academic persistence and well-being. Although previous studies have examined self-efficacy, language anxiety, and emotion regulation separately, their combined effect on psychological resilience remains underexplored. Guided by self-efficacy theory, which emphasizes the importance of individuals' belief in their ability to cope with challenges, and emotion regulation theory, which focuses on how emotional management facilitates psychological adaptation, this study proposes a serial mediation model in which self-efficacy enhances resilience by reducing language anxiety and improving emotion regulation.

Method

This study used the self-efficacy scale, language anxiety scale, emotion re

SUBMITTER: Xu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12320316 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature