Anxiety and emotional-behavioral problems of adolescents in China: evidence for a serial mediation model of alexithymia and dependency.

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Psychology Health & Medicine Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2021-11-21 DOI:10.1080/13548506.2021.2005249

Lijuan Liang, Wei Zhu, Juan Yang, Fei Wang

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Abstract

High prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems among Chinese adolescence has been reported. This study seeks to investigate the mediating effect of alexithymia and dependency on anxiety and emotional-behavioral problems among adolescents. The study population included 519 adolescents. The assessments included the completion of standardized scales such as the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale (MASC), the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire (DEQ), the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Independent-sample t-tests, bivariate correlation, and serial mediation analyses were performed using SPSS23.0. Bivariate analyses revealed that anxiety, emotional-behavioral problem, alexithymia, and dependency were positively correlated. Alexithymia and dependency play a significant role in mediating the effect of multidimensional anxiety on emotional-behavioral problems. The effects of the two mediating paths were 69.86% and 7.81% for indirect effect through alexithymia, dependency, and specific indirect effect by alexithymia and dependency was 12.33%. Anxiety and emotional-behavioral problems mediate the relationship between alexithymia and dependency.

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中国青少年的焦虑和情绪行为问题：亚历山大症和依赖性序列中介模型的证据。

据报道，中国青少年情绪和行为问题的发生率很高。本研究旨在探讨情感淡漠和依赖对青少年焦虑和情绪行为问题的中介作用。研究对象包括 519 名青少年。评估包括完成标准化量表，如多维焦虑量表（MASC）、多伦多亚历山大量表（TAS-20）、抑郁经历问卷（DEQ）、优势与困难问卷（SDQ）。使用 SPSS23.0 进行了独立样本 t 检验、双变量相关分析和序列中介分析。双变量分析表明，焦虑、情绪-行为问题、亚历山大症和依赖性呈正相关。亚历山大症和依赖性在多维焦虑对情绪-行为问题的影响中起着重要的中介作用。通过情感体验、依赖性产生的间接效应的两个中介路径的效应分别为 69.86%和 7.81%，通过情感体验和依赖性产生的特定间接效应为 12.33%。焦虑和情绪-行为问题对情感缺失与依赖性之间的关系起到了中介作用。

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Psychology Health & Medicine PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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6.20

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0.00%

发文量

200

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Psychology, Health & Medicine is a multidisciplinary journal highlighting human factors in health. The journal provides a peer reviewed forum to report on issues of psychology and health in practice. This key publication reaches an international audience, highlighting the variation and similarities within different settings and exploring multiple health and illness issues from theoretical, practical and management perspectives. It provides a critical forum to examine the wide range of applied health and illness issues and how they incorporate psychological knowledge, understanding, theory and intervention. The journal reflects the growing recognition of psychosocial issues as they affect health planning, medical care, disease reaction, intervention, quality of life, adjustment adaptation and management. For many years theoretical research was very distant from applied understanding. The emerging movement in health psychology, changes in medical care provision and training, and consumer awareness of health issues all contribute to a growing need for applied research. This journal focuses on practical applications of theory, research and experience and provides a bridge between academic knowledge, illness experience, wellbeing and health care practice.