The role of achievement attribution in the associations between parent–child communication and psychological well-being among adolescents: A mediation analysis
Abstract Background Previous studies have explored the association between parenting style and offspring’s psychological well-being, and the association between offspring’s achievement attribution pattern and psychological well-being. However, little is known about the role of offspring’s achievem...
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author | Ningning Li Yuting Li Xinxin Huang Siying Xiang Qianying Hu Chao Luo Peijun Ju David Mellor Yifeng Xu Hui Fei Jianhua Chen |
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Abstract
Background
Previous studies have explored the association between parenting style and offspring’s psychological well-being, and the association between offspring’s achievement attribution pattern and psychological well-being. However, little is known about the role of offspring’s achievement attribution in the relationship between parenting and offspring’s psychological well-being. We aimed to find the role of adolescents’ achievement attribution pattern in the relationship between parent–child communication quality and adolescents’ mental health.
Methods
A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on 2,725 adolescents aged from 9 to 18 years who are participating in the China Family Panel Studies. Participants supplied demographic information and completed a series of psychological scales including the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, an adapted version of the Parental Bonding Instrument, an achievement attribution scale, and single-item measures of subjective well-being and subjective interpersonal popularity.
Results
Linear regression analysis revealed that after controlling for demographic factors good parent–child communication negatively correlated with depression symptoms, and positively associated with subjective well-being and subjective interpersonal popularity. Next, mediation analysis found that internal attribution of achievement partly mediated the effects of parent–child communication quality on adolescents’ depression, subjective well-being, and subjective interpersonal popularity. The result was robust after controlling demographic variables.
Conclusions
An internal attribution pattern of achievement partially accounted for the associations between parent–child communication quality and adolescents’ psychological outcomes including depression, subjective well-being, and subjective interpersonal popularity. Future interventions for adolescents’ mental health promotion can target parent–child communication and adolescents’ positive achievement attribution pattern.
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spelling | doaj.art-c3049db758134246a64904ccd26f85012023-03-09T12:33:57ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-01-016510.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2314The role of achievement attribution in the associations between parent–child communication and psychological well-being among adolescents: A mediation analysisNingning Li0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3772-4788Yuting Li1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7530-1498Xinxin Huang2Siying Xiang3Qianying Hu4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4069-0996Chao Luo5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7007-1440Peijun Ju6David Mellor7https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5007-5906Yifeng Xu8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0403-1141Hui Fei9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-8544Jianhua Chen10https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0326-3124Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Mental Health, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Mental Health, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Mental Health, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Mental Health, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Mental Health, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Mental Health, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Mental Health, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Mental Health, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, China School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, AustraliaShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Mental Health, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Mental Health, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Mental Health, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, China Abstract Background Previous studies have explored the association between parenting style and offspring’s psychological well-being, and the association between offspring’s achievement attribution pattern and psychological well-being. However, little is known about the role of offspring’s achievement attribution in the relationship between parenting and offspring’s psychological well-being. We aimed to find the role of adolescents’ achievement attribution pattern in the relationship between parent–child communication quality and adolescents’ mental health. Methods A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on 2,725 adolescents aged from 9 to 18 years who are participating in the China Family Panel Studies. Participants supplied demographic information and completed a series of psychological scales including the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, an adapted version of the Parental Bonding Instrument, an achievement attribution scale, and single-item measures of subjective well-being and subjective interpersonal popularity. Results Linear regression analysis revealed that after controlling for demographic factors good parent–child communication negatively correlated with depression symptoms, and positively associated with subjective well-being and subjective interpersonal popularity. Next, mediation analysis found that internal attribution of achievement partly mediated the effects of parent–child communication quality on adolescents’ depression, subjective well-being, and subjective interpersonal popularity. The result was robust after controlling demographic variables. Conclusions An internal attribution pattern of achievement partially accounted for the associations between parent–child communication quality and adolescents’ psychological outcomes including depression, subjective well-being, and subjective interpersonal popularity. Future interventions for adolescents’ mental health promotion can target parent–child communication and adolescents’ positive achievement attribution pattern. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822023148/type/journal_articleAchievement attributiondepressionparent–child communicationsubjective interpersonal popularitysubjective well-being |
spellingShingle | Ningning Li Yuting Li Xinxin Huang Siying Xiang Qianying Hu Chao Luo Peijun Ju David Mellor Yifeng Xu Hui Fei Jianhua Chen The role of achievement attribution in the associations between parent–child communication and psychological well-being among adolescents: A mediation analysis European Psychiatry Achievement attribution depression parent–child communication subjective interpersonal popularity subjective well-being |
title | The role of achievement attribution in the associations between parent–child communication and psychological well-being among adolescents: A mediation analysis |
title_full | The role of achievement attribution in the associations between parent–child communication and psychological well-being among adolescents: A mediation analysis |
title_fullStr | The role of achievement attribution in the associations between parent–child communication and psychological well-being among adolescents: A mediation analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | The role of achievement attribution in the associations between parent–child communication and psychological well-being among adolescents: A mediation analysis |
title_short | The role of achievement attribution in the associations between parent–child communication and psychological well-being among adolescents: A mediation analysis |
title_sort | role of achievement attribution in the associations between parent child communication and psychological well being among adolescents a mediation analysis |
topic | Achievement attribution depression parent–child communication subjective interpersonal popularity subjective well-being |
url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822023148/type/journal_article |
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