The Influence Mechanism of After-school Services on Parents'Educational Anxiety:An Empirical Analysis Based on the Propensity Score Matching Method
The alleviation of parental educational anxiety is a pressing concern in the current education reform.While previous studies have empirically analyzed the relationship between after-school services and parental educational anxiety,they have not thoroughly explored the transmission and regulation mechanisms through which after-school services impact this anxiety.Therefore,based on 10,947 parent questionnaires from primary and secondary schools in 152 prefectural-level cities in China,this study employs propensity score matching to investigate the effects of after-school services on parental educational anxiety and the underlying regulatory mechanisms.The results indicate that after-school services have a significant positive effect on alleviating parents'educational anxiety.The more these services meet parental demand,the more effective they are in reducing anxiety.Furthermore,the frequency of home-school communication and the degree of standardization in extracurricular education serve as moderating factors between after-school services and parental educational anxiety.To further alleviate parents'educational anxiety,future efforts should focus on expanding the functions of after-school services,enhancing home-school communication,continuing to regulate out-of-school education,and promoting a high degree of equalization in compulsory education.
after-school serviceseducational anxietyhome-school communicationout-of-school education normsmechanisms of influence
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