Peer attachment and self‐esteem mediate the relationship between family function and social anxiety in migrant children in China

Liu, Ying; Zhang, Shuang; Jia, Xuji

doi:10.1111/cch.13072

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“…The predictive effect remained significant after the inclusion of mediating variables. That is, the less well-adjusted the adolescent is in the family, the more likely he or she is to show emotional problems such as anxiety and depression ( Li et al, 2021 ; Ying et al, 2022 ). This may be due to the fact that adolescents with low family adaptability lack the necessary emotional communication and support in the family, which not only makes the adolescents less adaptable in facing problems and challenges, but also predisposes the adolescents to feel more stressed and thus depressed ( Berryhill and Smith, 2021 ).…”

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The association between family adaptability and adolescent depression: the chain mediating role of social support and self-efficacy

Lin,

Jia,

Zhao

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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ObjectivePrevious research has shown a correlation between family adaptability and adolescent depression. However, there is a lack of studies that have investigated the underlying mechanism between family adaptability and adolescent depression. Based on the Ecological Systems Theory, this study aims to investigate the link between family adaptability and depression in adolescents, mediated by the sequential roles of social support and self-efficacy.MethodsThe sample consisted of 1086 students randomly selected from seven public middle schools in Shandong Province, Eastern China. All the participants filled in the structured self-report questionnaires on family adaptability, social support, self-efficacy, and depression. The data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in AMOS 24.0.ResultsThe findings of this study are as follows: (1) Family adaptability is negatively associated with adolescent depression; (2) Social support plays a mediating role between family adaptability and adolescent depression; (3) Self-efficacy plays a mediating role between family adaptability and adolescent depression; (4) Social support and self-efficacy play a chain mediation role between family adaptability and adolescent depression.ConclusionIt is suggested that early interventions and support should be provided to facilitate adolescents’ family adaptability, social support, and self-efficacy, thus reducing their depression and improving mental health of adolescents.

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The association between family adaptability and adolescent depression: the chain mediating role of social support and self-efficacy

Lin,

Jia,

Zhao

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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“…The participants were selected from the two public schools for migrant children in two labor-importing cities (i.e., Hangzhou and Jiaxing) in May 2016 (see Ying et al, 2023 for full details) [44]. In China, migrant schools in some cities enroll these children with lack of urban household registration status (hukou).…”

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Marital Conflict, Family Socioeconomic Status, and Depressive Symptoms in Migrant Children: A Moderating Mediational Model

Liu

Wang

2023

Behavioral Sciences

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The present study examines the roles of parent–child communication and peer attachment in the relationships between marital conflict, family socioeconomic status (SES), and depressive symptoms in migrant children. The present study was a cross-sectional design. A total of 437 children were selected from 2 public schools of migrant children, and they were assessed on measures of marital conflict, family SES, parent–child communication, peer attachment, and depressive symptoms. Results showed that peer attachment moderates the relationships between marital conflict, parent–child communication, and depressive symptoms. That is, for migrant children with high peer attachment, marital conflict influences depressive symptoms directly, but also indirectly through parent–child communication. For migrant children with low peer attachment, marital conflict only exerts a direct influence on depressive symptoms. In addition, parent–child communication mediates the relationship between family SES and depressive symptoms, although the mediating effects were not significant for groups with a high or a low level of peer attachment. Thus, parent–child communication serves as one critical pathway, linking marital conflict, or family SES, with depressive symptoms. Furthermore, peer attachment acts as a buffer against the negative effects of marital conflict on depressive symptoms.

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Adverse childhood experiences and self‐esteem among adolescents: The role of social capital and gender

Yan,

Zhang,

2024

Journal of Adolescence

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IntroductionAdverse childhood experiences have long‐lasting effects on the self‐esteem of adolescents. However, the extrinsic mechanism linking them to self‐esteem, which is more modifiable, has rarely been examined. Therefore, this study examined the mediating roles of family, school, and peer social capital and the moderating role of gender in the association between adverse childhood experiences and adolescent self‐esteem.MethodsThis study involved a cross‐sectional survey of first‐ and second‐grade students in the only high school in Wusu, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Data were collected in May 2023. A sample of 2539 students (M = 16.84 years old; 55.65% female) was included. The measurement models of family, school, and peer social capital were constructed using confirmatory factor analysis. The mediating roles of the three types of social capital and the moderating role of gender were examined using mediation analysis and multiple‐group analysis, respectively.ResultsFamily, school, and peer social capital significantly mediated the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and adolescent self‐esteem, and family social capital played the strongest role. Gender significantly moderated the direct effect of adverse childhood experiences on self‐esteem. The direct effect was significant only among girls.ConclusionsThis study underscores the protective role of social capital for self‐esteem among adolescents in Northwestern China and similar areas with relatively limited social services. Comprehensive interventions promoting social capital, especially family social capital, should be conducted to enhance self‐esteem among adolescents.

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Peer attachment and self‐esteem mediate the relationship between family function and social anxiety in migrant children in China

Cited by 6 publications

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The association between family adaptability and adolescent depression: the chain mediating role of social support and self-efficacy

The association between family adaptability and adolescent depression: the chain mediating role of social support and self-efficacy

Marital Conflict, Family Socioeconomic Status, and Depressive Symptoms in Migrant Children: A Moderating Mediational Model

Adverse childhood experiences and self‐esteem among adolescents: The role of social capital and gender

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