1st Edition

The Labyrinth of Anxiety Understanding and Navigating Chinese Parental Educational Anxiety

By Linyuan Deng, Yiwen Tang, Jiayi Yang Copyright 2027
118 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines parental educational anxiety in contemporary mainland China, offering a systematic analysis of its cultural roots, conceptual structure, formation mechanisms, and consequences. Through vivid case studies, the authors delve into three key aspects of educational anxiety: concerns about academic performance, the competitive environment, and parenting self-efficacy. They present... Read more

1. Cultural Roots of Modern Parenting Anxiety  2. Existential Anxiety: A Parent’s Silent Struggle  3. Anxiety in Motion: How Fear Takes Hold  4. The Ripple Effect: When Anxiety Becomes a Family Legacy  5. Breaking the Cycle: From Survival to Thriving

Biography

Linyuan Deng is Professor and PhD Supervisor at the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University. Her research focuses on family–school partnership, family therapy, and the prevention and intervention of adolescent mental health problems. She has published over 100 articles in CSSCI and SSCI journals and co-edited several books.

Yiwen Tang is a PhD candidate at the Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University. Her research focuses on family–school partnership and parental educational anxiety. She has published several CSSCI journal articles on parental educational anxiety.

Jiayi Yang is a Master’s student at the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University. Her research interests include family–school partnership and adolescent mental health. She has published CSSCI journal articles on parental educational anxiety.