Parenting Styles Significantly Impact Study Engagement Among Nursing Students, Study Finds

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Research conducted by scholars at Kaifeng University in China reveals that parenting styles have a substantial impact on the academic performance and personal development of nursing students in higher vocational education. The study, which investigated the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between parenting styles and study engagement, found that students who received more supportive parenting exhibited higher levels of self-compassion, which in turn led to increased emotional resilience and improved coping strategies.

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  • The study, which surveyed 304 higher vocational nursing students, found a significant positive correlation between supportive parenting and self-compassion (r = 0.45, p
  • NewsRx LLC. (2025, June 18). Researchers from Kaifeng University Detail Findings in Pediatrics (Parenting Styles and Study Engagement Among Higher Vocational Nursing Students: the Mediating Role of Self-compassion). Education Letter, p. 517.