Positive affect decreases the negative association between social mobility belief and physical health among Chinese rural-to-urban migrant adolescents

Ming, Hua; Zuo, Chenyi; Zhang, Feng; Ren, Yi; Zhang, Hongchuan; Huang, Silin

doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105846

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“…Nonetheless, negative emotionality was linked to low allostatic load in children with high self-reported maternal responsiveness [69], which seems to modulate the effects of high cumulative risk on allostatic load levels [71]. Similarly, Ming and colleagues [72] showed that low levels of positive affect were negatively associated with AL, and marginally moderated the link between social mobility belief and AL among migrant adolescents.…”

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Allostatic Load in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review

Lucente,

Guidi

2023

Psychother Psychosom

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Introduction: The concept of allostatic load encompasses the cumulative effects of both ordinary daily life events as well as major challenges, and also includes related health-damaging behavior. Allostatic overload ensues when environmental challenges exceed the individual’s ability to cope. Identification of allostatic load is carried out through the use of biomarkers and clinimetric criteria. Studies are increasingly reported on allostatic load in younger populations, yet a systematic review is missing. Objective: The aim of the present systematic review was to summarize the current knowledge on allostatic load/overload among children and adolescents. Methods: PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception to April 2023. A manual search of the literature was also performed. We considered only studies in which allostatic load or overload were adequately described and assessed in either clinical or non-clinical populations younger than 18 years. Results: A total of 38 original investigations were included in this systematic review. Studies reported an association between allostatic load and sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., poverty, ethnicity, perceived discrimination, adverse childhood experiences) and environmental factors, as well as consequences of allostatic load on both physical and mental health among children and adolescents. Conclusions: The findings indicate that greater allostatic load is associated with poorer health outcomes in both clinical and non-clinical pediatric populations, with possible enduring effects. The results support the clinical utility of the transdiagnostic identification of allostatic load and overload in children and adolescents across a variety of settings, with a number of potential clinical implications.

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Allostatic Load in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review

Lucente,

Guidi

2023

Psychother Psychosom

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“…Disadvantaged individuals with stronger beliefs about social mobility may have greater self-efficacy and be more willing to engage in additional goal-directed behaviors (Hommel, 2022) and high-effort coping behaviors (i.e., JH). For example, among people of lower socioeconomic status, holding a belief in one's potential for social mobility can enhance academic intention, perseverance, and performance (Browman et al, 2017(Browman et al, , 2019H. Ming et al, 2022).…”

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“…Moreover, disadvantaged adolescents with higher social mobility belief have more positive emotional experiences and exhibit more aspirant behavior (Browman et al, 2017(Browman et al, , 2019. For disadvantaged adolescents, social mobility belief is a high-effort coping resource that encourages them to overcome challenges in their environment and strive to reach a higher social class (H. Ming et al, 2022). The existing social background provides a suitable environment for generating social mobility belief among disadvantaged adolescents in China.…”

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“…For example, social mobility belief is positively related to general self-efficacy and can mitigate hopelessness but increase subjective well-being among rural-to-urban migrant adolescents (Huang et al, 2017;H. Ming et al, 2021H. Ming et al, , 2022.…”

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“…Social mobility belief is an individual's belief that he or she can achieve higher levels of socioeconomic status in the future than the current levels of their parent or themselves (Huang et al, 2017). It can reduce negative emotion and improve positive emotion among adolescents in adversity (H. Ming et al, 2021Ming et al, , 2022. Therefore, social mobility belief is regarded as a protective factor that promotes disadvantaged adolescents' mental health (Browman et al, 2022;.…”

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The double-edged effect of social mobility belief on socioeconomically disadvantaged adolescents’ health: The mediating role of intentional self-regulation.

Zuo,

Ren,

Ming

et al. 2024

Health Psychology

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This study aimed to examine the double-edged effect of social mobility belief on socioeconomically disadvantaged adolescents' mental and physical health and further explore whether intentional selfregulation is the common psychological mechanism of social mobility belief affecting physical and mental health. Method: A total of 469 adolescents (M age = 13.96 years, 49.3% boys) from two rural public schools in China were included in this study. Adolescents completed questionnaires measuring social mobility belief and mental health (life satisfaction, self-esteem, and depression). Physical health (allostatic load) was reflected by six indicators (resting diastolic and systolic blood pressure, body mass index, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and cortisol). Results: Social mobility belief was positively correlated with adolescents' life satisfaction and self-esteem but negatively correlated with depression. Intentional self-regulation mediated the relationships between social mobility belief and mental health. In addition, the results showed that intentional self-regulation mediated the relationship between social mobility belief and adolescents' physical health. Conclusions: Social mobility belief may be a "skin-deep" resilience resource positively related to mental health but negatively correlated with physical health through intentional self-regulation among socioeconomically disadvantaged adolescents. Public Significance StatementSocial mobility belief has a double-edged effect on socioeconomically disadvantaged adolescents' mental and physical health; that is, it is positively related to mental health through goal-directed self-regulation but negatively related to physical health. It is important to explore the factors that block or mitigate the adverse effects of social mobility beliefs on the health of disadvantaged adolescents in China and worldwide.

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