TY - JOUR
PY - 2019//
TI - Interpersonal conflict, school connectedness and depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents: moderation effect of gender and grade level
JO - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1 - He, Guan-Hao
A1 - Strodl, Esben
A1 - Chen, Wei-Qing
A1 - Liu, Fan
A1 - Hayixibayi, Alimila
A1 - Hou, Xiang-Yu
SP - e16122182
EP - e16122182
VL - 16
IS - 12
N2 - This study examined the associations of interpersonal conflict and school connectedness with depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 6576 adolescents in Shenzhen, China. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires that assessed adolescents' depressive symptoms, conflict with parents, teachers, and peers, school connectedness, and demographics. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to explore the association of interpersonal conflict and school connectedness with depressive symptoms in adolescents.
RESULTS showed that conflicts with their mother, father, teachers, and peers were associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms in adolescents, while greater school connectedness was related to lower levels of depressive symptoms in adolescents. Gender proved to be a moderator of these relationships in that the associations of quarreling with mothers, mothers' use of emotional punishments, teachers' use of emotional punishments, and school connectedness with depressive symptoms were stronger in females than males. Moreover, grade level proved to be another moderator, with the associations of teachers' use of physical punishment and fighting with peers with depressive symptoms being stronger in primary school students than in secondary school students. Our findings suggest that gender and grade level moderated the association of interpersonal conflict and school connectedness with depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 1661-7827
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122182
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