The Relationship between Positive Youth Development and Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Early Adolescents: A Three-Year Cross-Lagged Analysis

Chi, Xinli; Liu, Xiaofeng; Qi, Huang; Cui, Xiumin; Lin, Li

doi:10.3390/ijerph17176404

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“…Several reasons for the development trend of adolescent depressive symptoms are as follows. During Grade 7 to Grade 8, students have to adapt to the new peers and new teachers as well as confront the challenges of self-development tasks like self-identity confusion (67), so the depressive symptoms are relatively high. After entering Grade 9, apart from the special attention on entrance examination that makes adolescents regulate their mood to concentrate on learning, the matures of physical and mental development may also contribute to the natural decrease of mild or moderate depressive symptoms in adolescents (68).…”

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The Association Between Family Function and Adolescents' Depressive Symptoms in China: A Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Analysis

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The complex interrelationships between family function and adolescents' depressive symptoms are not yet fully clarified, especially in China. Based on the family systems theory, this study explored the relationships between family function and Chinese adolescents' depressive symptoms by a 3-year longitudinal study design. Three waves of data were collected from 1,301 Chinese middle school students in Grade 7 to Grade 9. All participants completed the Chinese Family Assessment Instrument (CFAI) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) once a year during the junior middle school period. Our results showed that both family function and adolescent depressive symptoms were stable in Grade 7 and Grade 8, but in Grade 9, family function increased and depressive symptoms declined. Furthermore, we found that the family function in Grade 7 negatively influenced depressive symptoms of adolescents in Grade 8, while adolescent depressive symptoms in Grade 8 negatively impacted subsequent family function in Grade 9, namely there was a circular effect between family function and adolescent depressive symptoms. These findings suggest that the associations between family function and adolescents' depressive symptoms are dynamic and time-dependent. Our study contributes to the intervention aimed at the reduction of adolescent depressive symptoms from the family perspective.

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“…The higher the mean score, the higher the level of depression among teenagers. In previous studies, this scale also showed great reliability and validity [ 34 , 51 ]. In this study, Cronbach’s alpha for the CES-D was 0.90.…”

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“…For example, Milot Travers and Mahalik [ 33 ] found that lower levels of PYD attributes were significantly linked to a higher prevalence of depression among teenagers. A three-year longitudinal study has revealed that PYD is a negative predictor of future depressive symptoms [ 34 ]. Besides, a two-wave design study also indicated that higher PYD attributes predicted a drop in Chinese adolescent depression both concurrently and longitudinally [ 35 ].…”

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The relationship between positive youth development and internet gaming disorder in Chinese adolescents: A moderated mediation model

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Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is a social problem that cannot be ignored. Considerable research has shown that IGD can impede the healthy physical and mental development of adolescents. Based on positive youth development theory and stage-environment fit theory, the current study explored the mediating effect of depression and the moderating effect of gender to determine the association between positive youth development (PYD) and IGD. A sample of 1970 Chinese adolescents aged 11–18 years (1021 boys, 940 girls, and 10 unidentifiable individuals) completed questionnaires related to PYD, depression, IGD, and their background information. The results revealed that PYD negatively predicted IGD. After controlling for gender and age, this study found that depression mediated the relationship between PYD and IGD. Furthermore, gender moderated the relationship between depression and IGD. Boys with depressive symptoms were more likely to indulge in IGD than girls. This research contributes to a more thorough understanding of how PYD decreases the risk of IGD. These findings suggest that cultivating PYD attributes is a promising approach to prevent or reduce depression and IGD among adolescents in mainland China.

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“…A higher mean score indicated a more severe depressive symptom. This measure demonstrated good reliability and validity among Chinese adolescents ( 49 ). In this research, Cronbach's alpha values of this scale at T1, T2, and T3 were 0.853, 0.877, and 0.886, respectively.…”

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Parenting Styles, Depressive Symptoms, and Problematic Online Game Use in Adolescents: A Developmental Cascades Model

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Front. Public Health

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Abundant empirical research has demonstrated the relationship between parenting style and adolescent problematic online game use (POGU), but the direction and underlying mechanism of this association remain unclear. Using a 1-year longitudinal design across three time points, the present study explored interrelations among parenting styles, depressive symptoms, and POGU from the theoretical perspective of the developmental cascade model and examined whether depressive symptoms mediate the relationship between parenting style and POGU. A sample of 1,041 children was recruited from two junior middle schools in China, of which 46.3% were boys. Results confirmed the cascade effects and showed that the reciprocal effect of parenting style, depressive symptoms, and POGU was significant, and parental control and POGU can predict each other via depressive symptoms. Knowledge regarding the direct and underlying mechanisms between parenting style, depressive symptoms, and POGU provides reference suggestions for the prevention and intervention of adolescent depressive symptoms and problematic online game use.

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The Relationship between Positive Youth Development and Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Early Adolescents: A Three-Year Cross-Lagged Analysis

Cited by 9 publications

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The Association Between Family Function and Adolescents' Depressive Symptoms in China: A Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Analysis

The Association Between Family Function and Adolescents' Depressive Symptoms in China: A Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Analysis

The relationship between positive youth development and internet gaming disorder in Chinese adolescents: A moderated mediation model

Parenting Styles, Depressive Symptoms, and Problematic Online Game Use in Adolescents: A Developmental Cascades Model

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