Predictors of Emotional Well-being and Academic Motivation in Junior Schoolchildren

Academic motivation and emotional well-being in junior schoolchildren are important factors for their academic adaptation. The purpose of the present investigation is to study substantial predictors of emotional well-being and academic motivation in junior schoolchildren. 266 people took part in the investigation (among them: 136 primary school children, 10 teachers, 120 parents). Research results: academic motivation is formed under direct influence of parents’ attitude to school and school teacher, as well as verbal intellect. Emotional well-being in junior schoolchildren is conditioned by a set of positive and negative predictors, with good socio-psychological adaptation and relatively low speed of nervous processes being the most influential ones.