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06-09-2021 | Original Paper

Family Socioeconomic Status and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: A Moderated Mediation Model

Auteurs: Min Cao, Yuan Tian, Shuailei Lian, Xiujuan Yang, Zongkui Zhou

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 11/2021

Abstract

Low family socioeconomic status (SES) is linked with adolescents’ symptoms of depression, but little is known about the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this association. Based on ecosystem theory and the organism-environment interaction model, we tested whether emotional resilience mediated the relationship between family SES and depressive symptoms, and whether parent–child relationship quality moderated the relationship. Adolescents (N = 724) from one middle school in central China completed self-reported questionnaires regarding demographic variables, family SES, emotional resilience, parent–child relationship quality, and depressive symptoms. Regression-based mediation analysis indicated that emotional resilience mediated the association between family SES and depressive symptoms. Parent–child relationship quality moderated two components of this mediation process, namely the effects of low SES on both emotional resilience and depressive symptoms. In both cases, a high quality parent–child relationship ameliorated the adverse effects of low family SES. That is, adolescents with a higher quality relationship with their parent appeared to be less affected by low family SES. The study reveals how and when family SES may affect adolescents’ depressive symptoms, and highlights the protective effect of a high quality parent–child relationship in a low SES environment.

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Titel: Family Socioeconomic Status and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: A Moderated Mediation Model
Auteurs: Min Cao
Yuan Tian
Shuailei Lian
Xiujuan Yang
Zongkui Zhou
Publicatiedatum: 06-09-2021
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 11/2021
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02068-1

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