Negative life events and adolescents’ externalizing problems: A moderated mediation model

Zhang, Wen; Wang, Zhenhong

doi:10.1007/s12144-022-03109-8

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“…In our study, ostracized college students were more prone to ego depletion whether they were coping with distress by repressing or regulating negative emotions or maintaining psychological balance and gaining a sense of being. This is because these demands and efforts depleted their self-control resources (Baumeister, 2003;Huang and Xin, 2023). This finding supports previous research that excluded college students experience distressing and negative emotions, and self-regulation requires mobilization of resources in the self-control system, and that a lack of resources in subsequent cognitive processes increases the likelihood of ego depletion (Baumeister et al, 2005).…”

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“…This demonstrates that depletion of self-control resources is an important potential mechanism by which ostracism influences negative risk-taking behavior among college students. This finding also holds true for online interpersonal relationships in the information age, where it has been demonstrated that online social exclusion depletes an individual's limited resources of self-control and inability to regulate perceptions, emotions, and behaviors about themselves, thus increasing the risk of externalizing problematic behaviors (Huang and Xin, 2023).…”

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The relationship between ostracism and negative risk-taking behavior: the role of ego depletion and physical exercise

Chen,

Wang,

Gao

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundAs a major public health problem globally, negative risk-taking behavior of college students may be related to their ostracism experience, but the reason for this association is unclear. Based on the limited resource theory, combined with the integrative model of athletic performance, we tested a moderated mediation model in which ego depletion mediated the association between ostracism and risk-taking, and physical exercise moderated the mediation process to examine the mechanisms underlying the association between ostracism and negative risk-taking behavior.MethodsOne thousand three hundred seven students (43% female) from four universities in China were recruited using cluster random sampling. The experience of being ostracized, ego depletion, physical exercise level, and negative risk-taking behavior were measured through an anonymous online questionnaire in “www.sojump.com.”ResultsAfter controlling for gender and grade in college, ostracism was positively related to negative risk-taking behavior; ego depletion mediated this relationship; and physical exercise level attenuated these direct and indirect relationships.ConclusionThe results highlight individual risk and protective factors associated with negative risk-taking behavior, and provide new perspectives on ways to prevent and reduce college students’ negative risk-taking behavior.

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The relationship between ostracism and negative risk-taking behavior: the role of ego depletion and physical exercise

Chen,

Wang,

Gao

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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“…Although a large volume of research has already documented the correlates of externalizing problems in adolescence ( Lan and Radin, 2020 ; Zhang and Wang, 2022 ), several limitations of prior research underscore why further investigation of the topic is warranted. First, at a conceptual level, relatively little research has focused on assessing the direct and joint associations of teacher support based on autonomous motivation (behaving with a sense of volition) and growth mindset toward personality (believing that personality is cultivated through effort) with externalizing problems.…”

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Teacher autonomy support and externalizing problems: Variations based on growth mindset toward personality and ethnicity

Chun-hua

Lan

2022

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionGiven the prevalence of externalizing problems during adolescence, the present study investigated the main and interactive relationships between environmental-level (teacher autonomy support) and person-level (growth mindset toward personality) factors related to externalizing problems. This study further estimated ethnic variations of these relationships among the majority Han and one ethnic minority group (Hui) in China.MethodsTo achieve the research objectives, the study involved 704 Han (Mage = 12.57; 53.7% female) and 642 Hui adolescents (Mage = 12.45; 49.4% female) who completed a suite of research questionnaires.ResultsThe results of the hierarchical linear regression analysis, after controlling for sociodemographic characteristics and comorbid internalizing problems, showed that teacher autonomy support was directly and negatively related to externalizing problems. This negative relationship was also moderated by growth mindset toward personality and ethnicity. More specifically, a high growth mindset buffered the undesirable effect of low teacher autonomy support on externalizing problems for Hui adolescents but not Han adolescents.DiscussionThe finding from the current research suggests that teacher autonomy support plays a universally beneficial role in youth mental health across two selected ethnic groups. At the same time, identifying the protective role of growth mindset has important practical implications for the design of personalized school-based activities that aim to facilitate adaptive youth behaviors.

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“…It emphasizes physical appearance over other attributes such as abilities, personality, and temperament, and includes evaluating one's own appearance from an external perspective, overlooking personal feelings and needs. Crucially, self-objectification has been linked to the presence of eating disorders, as demonstrated by correlational studies indicating that increased objectification of one's body is associated with elevated levels of disordered eating attitudes and behaviors (Calogero, 2009 ; Dakanalis et al ., 2015 ; Daubenmier, 2005 ; Geng, 2020 ; Guo et al ., 2021 ; Han et al ., 2019 ; Jongenelis et al ., 2014 ; Kilpela et al ., 2019 ; Lindner et al ., 2012 ; Moradi & Huang, 2008 ; Niu et al ., 2020 ; Rodgers & Melioli, 2016 ; Tiggemann & Williams, 2012 ; Yao et al ., 2018 ; Zhao & Jiang, 2021 ; Zhang & Zeng, 2023 ). In one study that observed a correlation between self-objectification and eating disorders ( r = 0.39), a stronger effect was presented in women ( r = 0.41) than in men ( r = 0.20; Schaefer & Thompson, 2018 ).…”

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Self-objectification and eating disorders: the psychopathological and neural processes from psychological distortion to psychosomatic illness

Hu,

Pan,

Yue

et al. 2024

Psychoradiology

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Self-objectification, characterized by treating oneself primarily as a physical entity (A body) or a collection of body parts, has been linked to the development of eating disorders. Yet, the precise mechanisms underpinning this link have remained elusive. From a psychopathological perspective, this article proposes that both self-objectification and eating disorders can be seen as manifestations of self-rumination (repetitive, negative self-focus). While self-objectification involves psychological rumination, eating disorders encompass a complex interplay of psychological and physical (bodily) rumination. In addition, at the neural level, the underlying neural foundations underlying such self-rumination are likely rooted in brain activity and connectivity within networks associated with self-reference, cognitive control, and body perception. Collectively, these perspectives shed light on the psychopathological and neural processes that links self-objectification to the onset of eating disorders.

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Negative life events and adolescents’ externalizing problems: A moderated mediation model

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The relationship between ostracism and negative risk-taking behavior: the role of ego depletion and physical exercise

The relationship between ostracism and negative risk-taking behavior: the role of ego depletion and physical exercise

Teacher autonomy support and externalizing problems: Variations based on growth mindset toward personality and ethnicity

Self-objectification and eating disorders: the psychopathological and neural processes from psychological distortion to psychosomatic illness

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