Geographical region moderated several engagement-correlate relations, with Eastern students showing higher relations than Western students¶

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q3 i? Region moderated the engagement-achievement relation for behavioral and emotional engagement, the engagement-social support relation for all four types, and the engagement-motivation relation for all four types, with Eastern students showing higher relations than Western students. → 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

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Moderator analyses tested gender, age, grade level, publication status, publication date, study quality, and region, conducted only when at least five effect sizes per subgroup existed. For social support, region moderated all four engagement types' relations; for achievement, region moderated behavioral and emotional engagement only; for motivation, all four. No standardized effect size was printed for these moderator effects.

"Region did moderate the relation between pooled social support and all four types of engagement with students from the East showing higher relations between social support and all four types of engagement than students from the West."

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