%0 Journal Article
%T Family dysfunction and anxiety in adolescents: a moderated mediation model of self-esteem and perceived school stress
%J Journal of school psychology
%D 2018
%A Guo, Leilei
%A Tian, Lili
%A Scott Huebner, E.
%V 69
%N 
%P 16-27
%X This 18-month longitudinal study examined a moderated mediation model addressing the psychosocial mechanisms that account for the association between family dysfunction and anxiety. A sample of 847 Chinese early adolescents (M age = 12.96 years, SD = 0.67) completed questionnaires assessing family dysfunction, self-esteem, perceived school stress, and anxiety on three occasions at 6-month intervals. After gender and socioeconomic status were included as covariates, the results revealed that family dysfunction was significantly associated with adolescents' anxiety. Moreover, self-esteem partially mediated the relation between family dysfunction and anxiety, and perceived school stress moderated the mediation process in the family dysfunction to anxiety path and in the self-esteem to anxiety path. The findings suggested that both social contextual factors (e.g., family dysfunction and school stress) and self-system factors (e.g., low self-esteem) are risk factors for increased anxiety levels in adolescents. Limitations and practical applications of the study were discussed.<br><br>Copyright © 2018 Society for the Study of School Psychology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0022-4405
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2018.04.002