TITLE:
Psychological Resilience and English Learning Strategy Use among Chinese Senior High School Students
AUTHORS:
Yubing Xie, Qian Zhang
KEYWORDS:
English Learning Strategy, Psychological Resilience, Chinese Senior High School Students
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.13 No.6,
June
18,
2026
ABSTRACT: Chinese high school students have long been under heavy academic pressure in English, and the rational use of learning strategies is particularly crucial to improving their English learning outcomes. Psychological resilience, as an important psychological resource, can influence the practical application of students’ language learning strategies; however, the specific mechanism of action between the two has not yet been clearly elucidated. Therefore, this study systematically explores the overall correlation between psychological resilience and the use of English learning strategies, and further analyzes the corresponding relationship between various dimensions of psychological resilience and different learning strategies. The study selected 419 high school students as participants and conducted a questionnaire survey using the Chinese Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale and the Language Learning Strategy Scale. The Pearson correlation analysis results show that, overall, there is a significant positive correlation between students’ psychological resilience level and the frequency of English learning strategy use (r = 0.26, p