Social Support and Family Functioning during Adolescence: A Two-Wave Cross-Lagged Study

Xianglian Yu, Xiangtian Kong, Ziyu Cao, Zhijuan Chen, Lin Zhang and Binbin Yu
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Xianglian Yu: School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
Xiangtian Kong: Department of Psychology, University of Essex Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, UK
Ziyu Cao: School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
Zhijuan Chen: School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
Lin Zhang: School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
Binbin Yu: School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 10, 1-10

Abstract: The influence of social and family factors on adolescent mental health has been widely valued. Considering adolescents’ family systems in a broader social context facilitates a better understanding of their mental health, which also has special significance in the post-epidemic era. The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship between social support and family functioning during adolescence. Students from two middle schools in Fujian province, China, were recruited as participants. Seven hundred and fifty-four participants completed the questionnaire twice in six-month intervals. We constructed a cross-lagged model by using IBM SPSS AMOS 26.0 to test the relationship between these two variables. Social support and family functioning predicted each other in the girls, but not for the boys’ sample. The results of this study suggested that the interaction between family and social factors and the possible gender differences should be considered when dealing with adolescents’ mental health problems.

Keywords: social support; family functioning; adolescent; cross-lagged model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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