From emotion regulation to academic success: A self-determination theory-based emotional agent-mediated approach

Synthesis: Emotion regulation has been recognized as a key factor affecting students' academic success. This study proposed a self-determination theory (SDT)-based emotional agent framework, implementing an emotional agent (EmoAgent) capable of proactively detecting students' emotional states and providing emotional regulation strategies. An 8-week quasi-experiment with 173 sixth graders found that the SDT-based emotional agent-mediated approach significantly outperformed the conventional agent approach in academic achievement, engaged students in positive emotional experiences, and moderated the negative effect of negative emotions on academic success.

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Emotion regulation has been recognized as a key factor affecting students' academic success. This study proposed a self-determination theory (SDT)-based emotional agent framework, implementing an emotional agent (EmoAgent) capable of proactively detecting students' emotional states and providing emotional regulation strategies. An 8-week quasi-experiment with 173 sixth graders found that the SDT-based emotional agent-mediated approach significantly outperformed the conventional agent approach in academic achievement, engaged students in positive emotional experiences, and moderated the negative effect of negative emotions on academic success.

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Zheng, X.-L., Lyu, Z.-Y., Wang, S.-Y., Wang, F., Kong, X., Hwang, G.-J., et al. (2026). From emotion regulation to academic success: A self-determination theory-based emotional agent-mediated approach. British Journal of Educational Technology.