Homework Emotion Regulation Scale: Psychometric Properties for Middle School Students

• In Event: Poster Session 7
  In Poster Session: Division C Section 2a Poster Session 2: Motivational and Affective Processes

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Homework Emotion Regulation Scale (HERS), utilizing a sample of 796 middle school students in China. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the existence of two separate yet related dimensions for the HERS: emotion management and cognitive reappraisal. With respect to the concurrent and predictive validity evidence of the HERS, our findings further revealed that, as theoretically expected, emotion management and cognitive reappraisal were positively related to mastery and performance orientation, desirable homework behaviors (i.e., homework effort and homework completion), learning strategies (i.e., elaboration, organization, and critical thinking), and math homework grade reported by teachers at the end of school semester.

Authors

• Jianzhong Xu, Mississippi State University

• Xitao Fan, University of Macau

• Jianxia Du, University of Macau

• Ruiping Yuan, Mississippi State University

• Hongyun Wu, Suzhou University of Science and Technology

• Guozhen Wu, Beijing Normal University