Bullying and anxiety/depressive symptoms in Latinx adolescents living with obesity: the mediating role of self-esteem.

IF 2.5 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Current Psychology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-09 DOI:10.1007/s12144-024-07259-9

Padideh Lovan, Devina J Boga, Alyssa Lozano, Beck Graefe, Shanelle Hodge, Yannine Estrada, Tae Kyoung Lee, Guillermo Prado

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Abstract

Bullying is a serious public health issue for adolescents in the United States. Previous studies have demonstrated associations between self-esteem, anxiety/depressive symptoms, and bullying victimization (BV); however, these relationships have not been extensively studied considering the overlap of social identities of Latinx adolescents living with obesity and overweight (LAWO), who are more likely to be victims of bullying. The current study aims to address these gaps by examining the relationship between BV and anxiety/depressive symptoms and the role of self-esteem while considering sex differences among LAWO (N = 139; female: n = 77, 55.4%; mean age = 12.9 years). Results for overall group showed that BV significantly predicted anxiety/depressive symptoms and self-esteem significantly mediated this relationship. Multigroup mediation analysis resulted in significant mediation by self-esteem for females. Results suggest that interventions that target self-esteem and consider culture would be beneficial for female LAWO.

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拉美裔肥胖青少年的欺凌与焦虑/抑郁症状：自尊的中介作用。

欺凌是美国青少年面临的一个严重的公共健康问题。以往的研究表明，自尊、焦虑/抑郁症状与欺凌受害（BV）之间存在关联；然而，考虑到拉美裔肥胖和超重青少年（LAWO）的社会身份重叠，他们更有可能成为欺凌的受害者，因此这些关系尚未得到广泛研究。本研究旨在通过研究 BV 与焦虑/抑郁症状之间的关系以及自尊的作用，同时考虑拉美裔青少年中的性别差异（样本数=139；女性：样本数=77，占 55.4%；平均年龄=12.9 岁），来弥补这些空白。总体组的结果显示，BV 对焦虑/抑郁症状有显著的预测作用，而自尊对这一关系有显著的中介作用。多组中介分析结果显示，自尊对女性的中介作用明显。结果表明，以自尊为目标并考虑文化因素的干预措施将有益于女性洛杉矶妇女组织。

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