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A Network Analysis of Anxiety-Depression Symptoms Among Chinese Adolescents: Similarities and Differences Between Problematic and Non-Problematic Internet Users. 中国青少年焦虑抑郁症状的网络分析：问题型与非问题型互联网用户的异同

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Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-09 DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2026.2619948

Ying Liu, Tongfei Yu, Haiping Hao, Houchao Lyu

{"title":"A Network Analysis of Anxiety-Depression Symptoms Among Chinese Adolescents: Similarities and Differences Between Problematic and Non-Problematic Internet Users.","authors":"Ying Liu, Tongfei Yu, Haiping Hao, Houchao Lyu","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2026.2619948","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00223980.2026.2619948","url":null,"abstract":"Problematic Internet use is recognized as a significant public health concern among adolescents. Previous research has shown that adolescents with problematic Internet use tend to experience higher levels of anxiety and depression compared to non-problematic Internet users. Nevertheless, when it comes to differences in specific symptoms, the evidence is less clear-cut. This study conducted Gaussian graphical model and Bayesian network analysis to compare the network structures of anxiety symptoms and depression symptoms among adolescents with problematic and non-problematic Internet use. A total of 1,139 Chinese adolescents (540 problematic Internet users, Mage = 15.96; 599 non-problematic Internet users, Mage = 16.03) were included in the study. The results showed that compared to adolescents with non-problematic Internet use, most anxiety symptoms (e.g., inability to stop or control worries) emerged as upstream nodes with significant downstream effects on a series of emotional symptoms of anxiety and depression among adolescents with problematic Internet use. \"Fear of something terrible happening,\" \"irritability,\" \"feeling fearful\" and \"feeling effortful\" were symptomatic targets for intervening problematic Internet use and improving mental health. These findings offer novel data-driven insights on the core symptoms and directional relationships of anxiety-depression comorbidity network among Chinese adolescents with different Internet use states.","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"727-746"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146150904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Cyber Dating Abuse and Well-Being Outcomes in Heterosexual Relationships: Examining Destructive Strategies, Relational Power, and Relationship Inclusiveness. 异性恋关系中的网络约会虐待和幸福结果：检验破坏性策略、关系权力和关系包容性。

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Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-13 DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2026.2625188

M Dolores Sánchez-Hernández, M Carmen Herrera, Francisca Expósito

{"title":"Cyber Dating Abuse and Well-Being Outcomes in Heterosexual Relationships: Examining Destructive Strategies, Relational Power, and Relationship Inclusiveness.","authors":"M Dolores Sánchez-Hernández, M Carmen Herrera, Francisca Expósito","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2026.2625188","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00223980.2026.2625188","url":null,"abstract":"Young people experiencing cyber dating abuse (CDA) often rely on coping strategies that compromise their well-being; however, the relational factors associated with these strategies remain understudied. This study addresses this gap by examining (a) whether higher CDA victimization is associated with lower psychological well-being (PWB) and reduced relationship satisfaction through greater use of the conflict-resolution strategies of exit, loyalty, and neglect; (b) whether lower perceived relational power accounts for the association between CDA victimization and destructive strategies (exit and neglect); and (c) whether the degree of inclusion of the other in the self (IOS) moderates the link between relational power and the exit strategy. Across two cross-sectional studies (N = 618), results showed that frequent CDA victimization was associated with increased use of destructive strategies, which in turn were linked to lower PWB and relationship satisfaction (Studies 1 and 2). Moreover, CDA victimization was related to greater use of destructive strategies through reduced relational power (Study 2). The association between lower relational power and intentions to end the relationship (exit strategy) emerged only among individuals with low IOS (Study 2). These findings advance understanding of relational patterns and dynamics in CDA and inform future research on interventions aimed at enhancing CDA-related knowledge and protective strategies.","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"796-825"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146195498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Relationship Between Stressful Life Events on Empathy of Left-Behind Children in China: The Role of Self-Esteem and Gender. 压力生活事件对中国留守儿童共情的影响：自尊和性别的作用

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Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-11 DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2026.2642126

Yuan Yuan, Yingjie Jiang, Xiaochun Xie, Fangfang Liu, Lili Guan

{"title":"Relationship Between Stressful Life Events on Empathy of Left-Behind Children in China: The Role of Self-Esteem and Gender.","authors":"Yuan Yuan, Yingjie Jiang, Xiaochun Xie, Fangfang Liu, Lili Guan","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2026.2642126","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00223980.2026.2642126","url":null,"abstract":"In China, the number of left-behind children (LBC) was more than 61 million, accounting for 21.88% of the child population. Due to a lack of parental care and insufficient family support, these children were more susceptible to stressful life events, such as interpersonal relationship (e.g., conflicts with classmates or friends) and study pressure (e.g., failures in the exam). Empathy, as an important protective factor, played a significant role in promoting the socialization and coping with stressful life events of LBC. Prior studies confirmed the relationship between stressful life events and empathy but not the underlying mechanisms for LBC and whether there were gender differences in the relationship. With a sample of 702 LBC (Mage = 12.61, SD = 1.60; 55.27% girls, 44.73% boys), we studied the relationship between stressful life events, self-esteem, and empathy. The results showed that stressful life events were directly and positively associated with empathy, that is, LBC who experienced more stressful events exhibited higher empathy. Furthermore, self-esteem mediated the relationship between stressful life events and empathy, with higher scores on stressful life events indirectly lowered empathy scores by negatively impacting self-esteem. Moreover, gender moderated the relationship between stressful life events and self-esteem, with higher stressful life events associated with lower self-esteem in girls than in boys. The present study revealed the role of self-esteem and gender in the relationship between stressful life events and empathy, which has important theoretical and practical significance for the prevention and intervention of social adaptation ability in LBC.","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"919-938"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147436825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Effect of Weight Stigma on Adolescent Health: Mediating and Moderating Roles of Social Support and Personality Traits. 体重耻辱感对青少年健康的影响：社会支持和人格特质的中介与调节作用

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Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-27 DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2026.2661586

Ivana Ivančić, Barbara Kalebić Maglica, Ana Kurtović

{"title":"The Effect of Weight Stigma on Adolescent Health: Mediating and Moderating Roles of Social Support and Personality Traits.","authors":"Ivana Ivančić, Barbara Kalebić Maglica, Ana Kurtović","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2026.2661586","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00223980.2026.2661586","url":null,"abstract":"Weight stigma is a common psychosocial stressor among adolescents and an important determinant of mental and physical well-being. However, the mechanisms through which it affects health outcomes remain insufficiently understood. This study explored the mediating and moderating roles of personality traits and perceived social support in the relationship between weight stigma and health outcomes in adolescents. A cross-sectional self-report study was conducted with 1,011 high school students (59.64% female; Mage = 16.50 years, SDage = 1.10), using validated measures of weight stigma, Big Five personality traits, perceived social support, mental health (anxiety, depression, stress), and somatization. Mediation and moderation were tested using path analysis models, controlling for gender and BMI. Results showed that weight stigma directly predicted higher anxiety, depression, stress, and somatization. Positive indirect effects of weight stigma on health outcomes were observed through neuroticism, family support, and teacher support. Frequent stigmatization predicted lower levels of perceived social support and higher neuroticism, which in turn predicted poorer health outcomes. Moderation analyses showed that higher neuroticism and extraversion increased the effects of weight stigma on anxiety, while extraversion buffered its effects on somatization. Interestingly, while family support generally serves as a protective factor against somatization, higher levels of support were associated with a stronger effect of weight stigma on somatization. These findings emphasize the complex interplay between weight stigma, individual traits, and social context, supporting a biopsychosocial understanding of adolescent health. Furthermore, they emphasize the need for a comprehensive prevention and intervention approach to support this vulnerable population.","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"985-1008"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147786133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Ethical Leadership and Perceived Organizational Fairness: A Moderated Mediation Model of Moral Identity and Psychological Contract Breach. 伦理领导与组织公平感：道德认同与心理契约违约的调节中介模型。

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Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-22 DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2025.2605351

Burak Nedim Aktaş, Mustafa Günalan, Kültigin Akçin, Serhat Erat

{"title":"Ethical Leadership and Perceived Organizational Fairness: A Moderated Mediation Model of Moral Identity and Psychological Contract Breach.","authors":"Burak Nedim Aktaş, Mustafa Günalan, Kültigin Akçin, Serhat Erat","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2605351","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2605351","url":null,"abstract":"This study identifies when and how ethical leadership is linked to employees' perceptions of organizational fairness. We propose and test a mechanism in which followers' moral identity explains this link, and the state of the psychological contract sets its boundaries, highlighting a novel, process-focused view of fairness formation. Using a cross-sectional survey of 306 white-collar employees in Türkiye's industrial sector, we estimated a moderated-mediation model with partial least squares structural equation modeling and bootstrap inference. Results revealed that ethical leadership related to perceived organizational fairness indirectly through the symbolization (outward expression) facet of moral identity, whereas internalization (inward conviction) was unrelated. This indirect link emerged only when employees perceived that promised obligations were honored, indicating that psychological-contract fulfillment enables ethical signals to be read as fair. The findings clarify that visible moral behavior matters more than inward conviction for fairness judgments and that relational integrity is a precondition for leader influence. We discuss implications for theory and for building fair climates by making ethics visible and keeping promises.","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"660-688"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145805912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Filial Piety Affecting Emerging Adults' Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Dual Effects via Self-Compassion. 孝道影响初生成人非自杀自伤：自我同情的双重效应。

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Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-09 DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2025.2580933

Peizhong Wang, Luming Liu, Liying Zhang, Wenchao Wang

{"title":"Filial Piety Affecting Emerging Adults' Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Dual Effects via Self-Compassion.","authors":"Peizhong Wang, Luming Liu, Liying Zhang, Wenchao Wang","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2580933","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2580933","url":null,"abstract":"Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a serious mental health issues among emerging adults. Despite previous theory positing the potential role of filial piety, a Chinese-culture specific psychosocial factor, in NSSI, yet few studies have investigated the association between them. This study aimed to examine the impacts of reciprocal and authoritarian filial piety (RFP/AFP) on emerging adults' NSSI through positive/negative self-compassion (PSC/NSC). A total of 2,320 Chinese college students (58.6% females) were included. Three waves of longitudinal data were collected with six-month intervals. At Time 1, filial piety, self-compassion and NSSI were assessed. Then, self-compassion was assessed again at Time 2, and NSSI was assessed again at Time 3. Finally, structural equation model was established to test the research hypotheses. Our results indicated that RFP increased NSC and subsequently increased NSSI (β = .007, 95%CI = [.001, .015], p = .018), but predominantly decreased NSSI by increasing PSC (β = -0.014, 95%CI = [-0.023, -0.007], p < .001). Conversely, AFP decreased both PSC (β = .007, 95%CI = [.002, .014], p = .002) and NSC (β = -0.006, 95%CI = [-0.013, -0.001], p = .016), but predominantly increased NSSI more by decreasing PSC. These findings highlight the important role of filial piety in emerging adults' NSSI and elucidate its dual effects on NSSI via self-compassion. Preliminary insights that may inform practical implications were provided by these findings.","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"389-404"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145483329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Relationships Between Conscientiousness and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms: Evidence from a Bi-Factor Model. 尽责性与强迫症状的关系：来自双因素模型的证据

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Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-03 DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2025.2591890

Lei Zhang, Yusuke Takahashi

{"title":"Relationships Between Conscientiousness and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms: Evidence from a Bi-Factor Model.","authors":"Lei Zhang, Yusuke Takahashi","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2591890","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2591890","url":null,"abstract":"Accumulating evidence suggests that conscientiousness involves both adaptive and maladaptive aspects. However, the specific facets that constitute these contrasting aspects remain insufficiently understood. To address this gap, the present study examines the specific relationships between facets of conscientiousness and obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms. Utilizing a bi-factor model, we investigated how domain-level conscientiousness, and its facets relate to OC symptoms in two distinct samples: 388 college students (mean age = 20.64 ± 1.68 years) and 381 individuals from the general population (mean age = 25.19 ± 2.7 years). Across both groups, competence and dutifulness showed negative associations with OC symptoms (rs ranging from -.61 to -.19), whereas achievement-striving and orderliness exhibited a positive correlation with these symptoms (rs ranging from .18 to .30). Interestingly, domain-level conscientiousness was negatively associated with OC symptoms in college students but positively associated with these symptoms in the general population. Additionally, cautiousness demonstrated a positive association with OC symptoms in the general population. These findings underscore the significance of considering specific facets of conscientiousness to understand its dual nature and relationships with OC symptoms. By refining our understanding of these associations, this study contributes to the development of more targeted interventions for individuals with OC symptoms.","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"485-515"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145670324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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When Help Harms and Meaning Matters: Social Support and Endogenous Meaning as Moderators of the Relationship Between Existential Nihilism and Wellbeing. 当帮助伤害和意义重要：社会支持和内生意义作为存在虚无主义与幸福关系的调节因子。

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Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-16 DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2026.2614472

Lachlan Crammond, Sarah Halliday, Natasha van Antwerpen

{"title":"When Help Harms and Meaning Matters: Social Support and Endogenous Meaning as Moderators of the Relationship Between Existential Nihilism and Wellbeing.","authors":"Lachlan Crammond, Sarah Halliday, Natasha van Antwerpen","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2026.2614472","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00223980.2026.2614472","url":null,"abstract":"Existential nihilism posits that life is meaningless, without purpose, and any search for meaning in existence is similarly pointless. Despite recent concerns of increasing prevalence and negative impacts of nihilism on mental health, its relationship with wellbeing is largely unknown. To investigate the relationship between nihilistic beliefs and wellbeing, we surveyed members of a local university campus (N = 171) and online nihilism communities (N = 750). We also investigated social support and endogenous (self-created) meaning as moderating factors, hypothesizing that higher social support and endogenous meaning would mitigate existential nihilism's relationship with wellbeing. Existential nihilism was negatively related to wellbeing in both samples. However, while higher endogenous meaning was mitigated, high levels of social support instead increased the severity of this relationship. Our findings support concerns that existential nihilism negatively influences wellbeing, but suggests this relationship may differ on the basis of other factors, and not always in the ways expected.","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"689-708"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145991453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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In Deep Water? Psychopathic Traits and Related Externalizing Problems as Detrimental Adaptations to Child Adversity. 在深水区？心理病态特征和相关的外化问题作为儿童逆境的有害适应。

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Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-05 DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2025.2568757

Aitana Gomis-Pomares, Lidón Villanueva

{"title":"In Deep Water? Psychopathic Traits and Related Externalizing Problems as Detrimental Adaptations to Child Adversity.","authors":"Aitana Gomis-Pomares, Lidón Villanueva","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2568757","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2568757","url":null,"abstract":"Child maltreatment is a risk factor for developing psychopathic traits and other externalizing problems. However, little is known about the relationship between specific sorts of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), psychopathic traits, and related externalizing problems, especially in non-English-speaking countries. Therefore, this study investigates the role of ACEs in a wide range of externalizing problems, including psychopathic traits, in a sample of Spanish emerging adults. A total of 490 Spanish participants (62.4% female), aged 18-20 (M = 18.90), participated. Participants retrospectively completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire, and the Youth Psychopathic Inventory. They were recruited from community settings, using convenience and snowball sampling methods. Results showed that the number of ACEs predicted a higher likelihood of psychopathic traits, police problems, and drug use. Sexual abuse was the ACE with greater predictive power for future psychopathic traits. A common pattern was observed in the use of substances as a coping strategy in the face of a variety of ACEs (specifically physical abuse, sexual abuse, and household substance abuse). Nonetheless, witnessing domestic violence acted as a protective factor decreasing the odds of drug use. There was also evidence of intergenerational transmission of incarcerated relatives and the higher probability of the participants being in jail or prison, and household substance abuse and the higher substance use and alcohol consumption in participants. These findings strengthen the link between ACEs, psychopathic traits, and related outcomes, highlighting the critical policy relevance of ACEs research across disciplines.","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"292-311"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145233798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Autonomous Fitness Behavior and Social Anxiety in College Students: The Chain Mediating Roles of Rumination and Emotional-Social Isolation. 大学生自主健身行为与社交焦虑：反刍与情绪-社会孤立的链式中介作用

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Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-18 DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2026.2616286

Le Wang, Huanhuan Guan, Jiannan Fu, Wenbing Yu

{"title":"Autonomous Fitness Behavior and Social Anxiety in College Students: The Chain Mediating Roles of Rumination and Emotional-Social Isolation.","authors":"Le Wang, Huanhuan Guan, Jiannan Fu, Wenbing Yu","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2026.2616286","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00223980.2026.2616286","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to investigate the relationships between autonomous fitness behavior and social anxiety among college students, as well as the chain mediation roles of rumination and emotional-social isolation in this relationship. The study used the Autonomous Fitness Behavior Scale, Social Anxiety Scale, Rumination Scale, and Emotional-Social Isolation Scale to investigate 976 college students. Correlation analysis, regression analysis, and structural equation modeling were conducted. (1) Correlation Analysis: Autonomous fitness behavior was significantly positively correlated with rumination (r = .238, p < .01) and significantly negatively correlated with social anxiety (r = -0.224, p < .01) and emotional-social isolation (r = -0.191, p < .01). Significant positive correlations were also found among social anxiety, rumination, and emotional-social isolation. (2) Regression Analysis: Autonomous fitness behavior was negatively associated with social anxiety (β = -0.224, p < .01). (3) Structural Equation Modeling: Rumination and emotional-social isolation played partial mediating and chain mediating roles in the relationship between autonomous fitness behavior and social anxiety. Specific indirect effects included: (a) through rumination alone (effect = .011), (b) through emotional-social isolation alone (effect = -0.049), and (c) through a chain of rumination then emotional-social isolation (effect = .012). In conclusion, autonomous fitness behavior is directly associated with social anxiety. Furthermore, the relationships between autonomous fitness behavior and social anxiety are also explained by the separate and chained mediating effects of rumination and emotional-social isolation.","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"709-726"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145999231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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