Emotional engagement is the strongest predictor of student well-being¶
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q3 i? In the well-being meta-analysis, emotional engagement (M Fisher's z = 0.84) predicted well-being significantly more strongly than agentic, cognitive, and behavioral engagement, confirming hypothesis 4. → Johnmarshall Reeve 2025
Evidence¶
Johnmarshall Reeve 2025¶
Johnmarshall Reeve, Geetanjali Basarkod, Hye-Ryen Jang, Rafael Gargurevich, Hyungshim Jang, Sung Hyeon Cheon. (2025). Specialized Purpose of Each Type of Student Engagement: A Meta-Analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-09989-z
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The well-being meta-analysis included only 16 effect sizes from 4 studies. Engagement type significantly moderated the relation, χ2(3) = 8.97, p = 0.030; emotional engagement correlated at M Fisher's z = 0.84 versus behavioral z = 0.60, cognitive z = 0.55, agentic z = 0.53. The article reports "This result confirms H4." No standardized effect size was printed for the pairwise differences.
"the predictive power of emotional engagement was significantly greater than it was for agentic engagement (p = 0.002), cognitive engagement (p = 0.003), and behavioral engagement (p = 0.016). This result confirms H4."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Cognitive engagement did not emerge as the strongest predictor of any correlate, leaving its specialized function ambiguous — related
- Relative weights analysis identifies behavioral engagement for achievement, agentic for social support, and emotional for motivation and well-being — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Emotional engagement is the strongest predictor of motivation, especially need-based motivations — related
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Emotional engagement is the strongest predictor of student well-being |
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Emotional engagement is the strongest predictor of student well-being |
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