The Effect of Perceived Parental Trust and Perceived Teacher Trust on Learning Powers in Junior Secondary Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem

Abstract

Parents and teachers are “significant others” in the academic lives of secondary school students, and trust from the former can help enhance motivation levels and develop positive self-understanding in the latter. Drawing on psychological capital theory and self-worth theory, this study conducts an in-depth investigation of the effect of perceived parental trust and teacher trust on learning powers in junior secondary students as well as factors influencing the effect.