Does the Double Reduction Policy Alleviate Parental Education Anxiety? An Empirical Study Based on a Survey of 29 Provincial Administrative Regions in China

Abstract

Parental education anxiety has long been a pervasive social issue in China. To shape a legitimate educational ecology to alleviate parental education anxiety, the Chinese government released the “Double Reduction Policy” in 2021. Effective governance of education anxiety necessitates a thorough understanding of the status quo of parental education anxiety and its contributing factors. This article is an in-depth investigation of the effects of various factors on parental education anxiety including policy-related factors at the macro level, school-related factors at the meso level, and parent- and student-related factors at the micro level.