High Trait Self-Control and Low Boredom Proneness Help COVID-19 Homeschoolers

Frontiers in Psychology

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Corinna S. Martarelli¹  Simona G. Pacozzi¹  Maik Bieleke²  Wanja Wolff³ 

[1] Faculty of Psychology, Swiss Distance University Institute;Department for Psychology of Development and Education, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna;Department of Sport Science, University of Konstanz;Department of Educational Psychology, University of Bern

关键词: COVID-19;    homeschooling;    boredom;    self-control;    self-regulation;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.594256

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) schools around the world have been closed to protect against the spread of coronavirus. In several countries, homeschooling has been introduced to replace classroom schooling. With a focus on individual differences, the present study examined 138 schoolers (age range = 6 to 21 years) regarding their self-control and boredom proneness. The results showed that both traits were important in predicting adherence to homeschooling. Schoolers with higher levels of self-control perceived homeschooling as less difficult, which in turn increased homeschooling adherence. In contrast, schoolers with higher levels of boredom proneness perceived homeschooling as more difficult, which in turn reduced homeschooling adherence. These results partially hold when it comes to studying in the classroom. However, boredom threatened adherence only in the homeschooling context. Our results indicate that boredom proneness is a critical construct to consider when educational systems switch to homeschooling during a pandemic.

【 授权许可】

CC BY