Exploring the relationship between students' perceived teacher support, empathy and boredom in English learning: a structural equation modelling approach

• Published in: Acta psychologica Vol. 257; p. 105112
• Main Authors: Liu, Honggang, Shen, Yutong, Li, Xiaoxue, Zhou, Xueheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.07.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Boredom; Control-value theory; Empathy; English learning boredom; English learning empathy; Female; Humans; Latent Class Analysis; Learning; Male; Mediation analysis; Multilingualism; Perceived English teacher support; School Teachers - psychology; Social Support; Students - psychology; English learning boredom; Perceived English teacher support; Control-value theory; Mediation analysis; English learning empathy

The affective turn in foreign language education has introduced several novel constructs, one of which is boredom in foreign language learning. However, there has been a scarcity of research that explores the potential predictors of boredom, considering both external factors such as perceived teache...