@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between social anxiety and self-injury of junior high school students: mediation by intolerance of uncertainty and moderation by self-esteem",
journal="Frontiers in public health",
year="2023",
author="Yao, Zhendong and Pang, Lu and Xie, Jin and Shi, Seqin and Ouyang, Min",
volume="11",
number="",
pages="e1046729-e1046729",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The problem of adolescents' self-injury has gradually attracted social attention, however, a lack of research exists on the internal mechanism between social anxiety and self-injury. This study explored the relationship between social anxiety and self-injury in Chinese junior high school students. <br><br>METHOD: An adolescent self-injury questionnaire, social anxiety scale, intolerance of uncertainty questionnaire and self-injury questionnaire were used to survey 614 junior high school students. <br><br>RESULTS: The results showed that: (1) social anxiety had a significant positive predictive effect on self-injury; (2) intolerance of uncertainty had a significant mediating effect between social anxiety and self-injury; and (3) self-esteem had a significant moderating effect on the mediating effect of intolerance of uncertainty. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The study suggested that social anxiety in junior high school students has an impact on self-injury through mediation of intolerance of uncertainty and modulation of self-esteem.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2296-2565",
doi="10.3389/fpubh.2023.1046729",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1046729"
}