Adolescent girls’ academic support-seeking, depression, and anxiety: the mediating role of digital support-seeking
Objective This study explored how seeking support from friends and parents and informal digital sources are related to anxiety and depression in adolescent girls. Method Early and middle adolescent girls (N = 186) were presented with four vignettes of academic stressors; for each scenario, they rate...
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| author | Erin Mackenzie Anne McMaugh Penny Van Bergen Roberto H. Parada |
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| description | Objective This study explored how seeking support from friends and parents and informal digital sources are related to anxiety and depression in adolescent girls. Method Early and middle adolescent girls (N = 186) were presented with four vignettes of academic stressors; for each scenario, they rated their likelihood of seeking support from parents, friends, or digital sources. Depression and anxiety symptoms were measured using the youth version of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale. Alternate models were tested using Structural Equation Modelling. Results Digital support seeking mediated the relationships between seeking support from parents and friends and anxiety and depression. Seeking support from parents was negatively related to digital support seeking, which in turn was positively related to depression and anxiety. In contrast, seeking support from friends was positively related to digital support seeking. Conclusion These findings suggest that informal digital support seeking may be considered a problematic way of coping with academic stress for adolescent girls, while seeking support from parents can be considered a protective factor due to its negative relationship with digital support-seeking. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cc3dc4d7ff614abeb9f5a21fe6d7c2352023-09-14T13:24:38ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAustralian Journal of Psychology0004-95301742-95362023-12-0175110.1080/00049530.2023.21702792170279Adolescent girls’ academic support-seeking, depression, and anxiety: the mediating role of digital support-seekingErin Mackenzie0Anne McMaugh1Penny Van Bergen2Roberto H. Parada3Macquarie UniversityMacquarie UniversityMacquarie UniversityWestern Sydney UniversityObjective This study explored how seeking support from friends and parents and informal digital sources are related to anxiety and depression in adolescent girls. Method Early and middle adolescent girls (N = 186) were presented with four vignettes of academic stressors; for each scenario, they rated their likelihood of seeking support from parents, friends, or digital sources. Depression and anxiety symptoms were measured using the youth version of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale. Alternate models were tested using Structural Equation Modelling. Results Digital support seeking mediated the relationships between seeking support from parents and friends and anxiety and depression. Seeking support from parents was negatively related to digital support seeking, which in turn was positively related to depression and anxiety. In contrast, seeking support from friends was positively related to digital support seeking. Conclusion These findings suggest that informal digital support seeking may be considered a problematic way of coping with academic stress for adolescent girls, while seeking support from parents can be considered a protective factor due to its negative relationship with digital support-seeking.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049530.2023.2170279digital support seekingcopingdepressionanxietyacademic stress |
| spellingShingle | Erin Mackenzie Anne McMaugh Penny Van Bergen Roberto H. Parada Adolescent girls’ academic support-seeking, depression, and anxiety: the mediating role of digital support-seeking Australian Journal of Psychology digital support seeking coping depression anxiety academic stress |
| title | Adolescent girls’ academic support-seeking, depression, and anxiety: the mediating role of digital support-seeking |
| title_full | Adolescent girls’ academic support-seeking, depression, and anxiety: the mediating role of digital support-seeking |
| title_fullStr | Adolescent girls’ academic support-seeking, depression, and anxiety: the mediating role of digital support-seeking |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adolescent girls’ academic support-seeking, depression, and anxiety: the mediating role of digital support-seeking |
| title_short | Adolescent girls’ academic support-seeking, depression, and anxiety: the mediating role of digital support-seeking |
| title_sort | adolescent girls academic support seeking depression and anxiety the mediating role of digital support seeking |
| topic | digital support seeking coping depression anxiety academic stress |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049530.2023.2170279 |
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