A Study on the Moderating Effect of Family Functioning on the Relationship between Deviant Peer Affiliation and Delinquency among Chinese Adolescents

Research has consistently found that poor family functioning is a risk factor for adolescents' internalizing problems. However, studies of the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relation are insufficient. In this study, we explore the association between family functioning and adolescents' internalizing problems by testing the mediating roles of positive youth development (PYD) attributes and the moderating role of migrant status. A large cross-sectional sample of 11,865 Chinese adolescents (mean age = 14.45 years, standard deviation = 1.55 years) were used to measure internalizing problems, family functioning, PYD, migrant status, and other demographic information. After controlling for covariates (age, gender, grade, and socioeconomic status), the results revealed that PYD mediated the relation between family functioning and internalizing problems. Moreover, migrant status moderated the relationship between family functioning and internalizing problems. Specifically, the effects of family functioning on internalizing problems were stronger among local-born adolescents than among migrant adolescents. The findings indicate that improving family functioning and PYD attributes may be promising approaches to prevent/reduce adolescent internalizing problems.

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Self-Control, Consideration of Future Consequences, and Internet Addiction among Chinese Adolescents: The Moderating Effect of Deviant Peer Affiliation

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18179026 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (17) ◽

pp. 9026

Author(s):

Jingjing Li ◽

Yanhan Chen ◽

Jiachen Lu ◽

Weidong Li ◽

Chengfu Yu

Keyword(s):

Middle Schools ◽

Internet Addiction ◽

Self Control ◽

Environment Interaction ◽

Deviant Peer Affiliation ◽

Peer Affiliation ◽

Consideration Of Future Consequences ◽

Longitudinal Tracking ◽

Future Consequences ◽

The Relationship

Although a large number of studies have indicated that self-control was an important predictive factor for adolescent internet addiction, the moderating and mediating mechanisms underlying this relationship remain unclear. To address this research gap, the present study, according to social learning theory and the organism–environment interaction theory, tested whether consideration of future consequences mediated the relation between self-control and adolescent internet addiction and whether deviant peer affiliation moderated the relationship between consideration of future consequences and internet addiction. Using longitudinal tracking (two-time points and the interval is 6 months). Three middle schools in Guangzhou were randomly selected. The participants were 1182 students ranging in age from 12 to 15 years (average age: 14.16, SD = 1.29) from three middle schools in Guangzhou (651 boys and 531 girls) in Guangdong Province. Results showed that consideration of future consequences mediated the relationship between self-control and internet addiction. Furthermore, the relationship between future consequence consideration and internet addiction was moderated by deviant peer affiliation. These findings highlighted the potential mediating role of consideration of future consequences in linking self-control to adolescent internet addiction. We also found high deviant peer affiliation weakens the protective effect of future consequence consideration on Internet addiction. This study may provide support for adolescent Internet addiction prevention and have some educational implications.

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Deviant Peer Affiliation and Adolescent Academic Achievement: The Mediating Effect of Academic Self-efficacy and The Moderating Effect of School Connectedness

Psychology of China ◽

10.35534/pc.0311159 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (6) ◽

pp. 1404-1415

Author(s):

Wu Huiting ◽

Shi Xinling ◽

Xie Qi ◽

Chen Jiaxin ◽

Yu Chengfu

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

School Connectedness ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Deviant Peer Affiliation ◽

Peer Affiliation ◽

Academic Self Efficacy ◽

Adolescent Academic Achievement

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Peer victimization and problematic internet use in adolescents: The mediating role of deviant peer affiliation and the moderating role of family functioning

Addictive Behaviors ◽

10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.04.016 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 96 ◽

pp. 43-49 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Boyu Zhai ◽

Dongping Li ◽

Jichao Jia ◽

Yuxiao Liu ◽

Wenqiang Sun ◽

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Keyword(s):

Family Functioning ◽

Peer Victimization ◽

Internet Use ◽

Problematic Internet Use ◽

Deviant Peer Affiliation ◽

Peer Affiliation ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Moderating Role

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Community Violence Exposure and Externalizing Problem Behavior Among Chinese High School Students: The Moderating Role of Parental Knowledge

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.612237 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Yibo Zhang ◽

Yuanyuan Chen ◽

Wei Zhang

Keyword(s):

Problem Behaviors ◽

Community Violence ◽

Parental Knowledge ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

Deviant Peer Affiliation ◽

Peer Affiliation ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Externalizing Problem Behaviors ◽

Externalizing Problem

Adolescents' community violence exposure (CVE) has been demonstrated with a range of behavioral and psychological problems, but the processes that explain these correlations are not clear. In our 2017 study, the mediating role of deviant peer affiliation in the relationship between CVE and externalizing problem behaviors has been confirmed. However, the moderating effect of parental factors is still unclear. Therefore, a new group (high school group) was adopted in this study to further explore the moderating effect of parental knowledge based on also confirming the mediating effect of deviant peer affiliation. Stratified-cluster sampling was used to recruit 1,797 volunteers who completed questionnaires on CVE, deviant peer affiliation, parental knowledge, and externalizing problem behaviors. The results of the structural equation modeling were: on the basis of our previous research, we further analyzed the mediating role of deviant peer affiliation, and the mediated association was moderated by parental knowledge. Especially when the school climate is added as a covariate, the moderating effect of parental knowledge has changed, that is, the positive association between CVE and externalizing problem behaviors was much stronger for adolescents who reported lower levels of parental knowledge than for those who reported higher levels of parental knowledge. The results support the assumptions of social learning theory and have implications for interventions of community violence.

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