This study examined the mediating role of self‐esteem on the relationship between parental attachment security and social anxiety in children, separating maternal and paternal attachment. A total of 298 Korean children in 5th and 6th grade participated. Using structural equation modeling, results showed that the research model fit the data well and the mediating effects of self‐esteem were statistically significant. Self‐esteem fully mediated both relationships between maternal and paternal attachment security and social anxiety. This finding suggests the importance of maternal and paternal attachment security and self‐esteem as protective factors against social anxiety in children. Implications for practice and future research directions are discussed.

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With an aim to inform school‐based antibullying interventions, this study examined mediating roles of school belonging, self‐efficacy, and meaning in life between bullying victimization and subjective well‐being. Using US student data from the 2018 round of the Program for International Student Assessment, results of structural equation modeling indicated a model that fit the data adequately and each path was statistically significant. School belonging, self‐efficacy, and meaning in life significantly mediated bullying victimization and subjective well‐being, respectively. These findings suggest that interventions focused on school belonging, meaning in life, and self‐efficacy may improve the subjective well‐being of adolescents who experience bullying in school. Limitations of this study and future research directions are discussed.

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