Mental toughness in adolescents: bridging family relationships and depression across personality traits
Abstract Background Adolescence is a pivotal stage vulnerable to mental health issues like anxiety and depression. While family relationships, mental toughness, and personality traits are known to impact adolescent mental health, their interactive and moderating roles are not fully understood. Aim T...
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| author | Feirui Ni Yawen Zheng Sheng Qian Guanghui Shen Wen-jing Yan Yu-Wei Wu Ziye Huang |
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| description | Abstract Background Adolescence is a pivotal stage vulnerable to mental health issues like anxiety and depression. While family relationships, mental toughness, and personality traits are known to impact adolescent mental health, their interactive and moderating roles are not fully understood. Aim This study aims to investigate the mediating role of mental toughness in the relationship between family relationships and depression among high school students, and to examine the varying impacts of personality traits on this mediation. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 734 adolescents. Participants completed measures assessing family relationships, mental toughness, personality traits, and mental health outcomes (depression). Latent Profile Analysis, Multiple Regression Analysis, and Structural Equation Modeling, to investigate these relationships. Results The study found that mental toughness significantly mediates the relationship between family relationships and depression. Notably, this mediating effect varied between personality type; it was more pronounced in the moderate-reserved type compared to the proactive-engaged type. LPA identified two distinct personality types of students based on their personality traits, with differential patterns of family relationships, mental toughness, and depression. Multiple regression analysis indicated that character and adaptability, components of mental toughness, were significant negative predictors of depression. Conclusion The study contributes to understanding the dynamics of adolescent mental health, particularly in the context of Chinese high school students. It underscores the importance of considering family dynamics, personality traits, and mental toughness in developing effective mental health interventions for adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-745c0b9c1c0b405fb37157a42b768b442024-04-21T11:34:18ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832024-04-0112111010.1186/s40359-024-01702-zMental toughness in adolescents: bridging family relationships and depression across personality traitsFeirui Ni0Yawen Zheng1Sheng Qian2Guanghui Shen3Wen-jing Yan4Yu-Wei Wu5Ziye Huang6Wenzhou Seventh People’s HospitalLishui Second People’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityThe Affiliated Wenzhou Kangning Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou Seventh People’s HospitalWenzhou Medical UniversityStudent Affairs Division, Wenzhou Business CollegeWenzhou Seventh People’s HospitalAbstract Background Adolescence is a pivotal stage vulnerable to mental health issues like anxiety and depression. While family relationships, mental toughness, and personality traits are known to impact adolescent mental health, their interactive and moderating roles are not fully understood. Aim This study aims to investigate the mediating role of mental toughness in the relationship between family relationships and depression among high school students, and to examine the varying impacts of personality traits on this mediation. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 734 adolescents. Participants completed measures assessing family relationships, mental toughness, personality traits, and mental health outcomes (depression). Latent Profile Analysis, Multiple Regression Analysis, and Structural Equation Modeling, to investigate these relationships. Results The study found that mental toughness significantly mediates the relationship between family relationships and depression. Notably, this mediating effect varied between personality type; it was more pronounced in the moderate-reserved type compared to the proactive-engaged type. LPA identified two distinct personality types of students based on their personality traits, with differential patterns of family relationships, mental toughness, and depression. Multiple regression analysis indicated that character and adaptability, components of mental toughness, were significant negative predictors of depression. Conclusion The study contributes to understanding the dynamics of adolescent mental health, particularly in the context of Chinese high school students. It underscores the importance of considering family dynamics, personality traits, and mental toughness in developing effective mental health interventions for adolescents.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01702-zAdolescentsFamily relationshipsMental toughnessPersonality traitsMental health |
| spellingShingle | Feirui Ni Yawen Zheng Sheng Qian Guanghui Shen Wen-jing Yan Yu-Wei Wu Ziye Huang Mental toughness in adolescents: bridging family relationships and depression across personality traits BMC Psychology Adolescents Family relationships Mental toughness Personality traits Mental health |
| title | Mental toughness in adolescents: bridging family relationships and depression across personality traits |
| title_full | Mental toughness in adolescents: bridging family relationships and depression across personality traits |
| title_fullStr | Mental toughness in adolescents: bridging family relationships and depression across personality traits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental toughness in adolescents: bridging family relationships and depression across personality traits |
| title_short | Mental toughness in adolescents: bridging family relationships and depression across personality traits |
| title_sort | mental toughness in adolescents bridging family relationships and depression across personality traits |
| topic | Adolescents Family relationships Mental toughness Personality traits Mental health |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01702-z |
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