The Dark Side of the Self: When Family is Highly Related to Mental Health Deterioration

The Spanish Journal of Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 28

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Abstract This study aims to empirically test whether family has a unique significance for the self that cannot be captured by social alone. Specifically, it examines self-concept, compared is more closely related family-specific indicators (i.e., parent–child communication and functioning) as well of emotional maladjustment like mental health deterioration psychological distress depressive symptoms). The sample comprised 4,953 Mexican adolescents, including 2,551 men (51.5%) 2,402 women, aged 14–17 years ( M = 15.60, SD 0.92). Confirmatory factor analysis was applied evaluate proposed big five-dimensional self-concept model. Cohen’s d confidence intervals, derived from shared variance Pearson’s r correlations, were analyzed relate dimensions communication, functioning, deterioration. Results factorial confirmatory showed oblique model academic, social, emotional, physical, family, different social) provided better fit than competing unidimensional orthogonal models. Correlation analyses significantly associated with both −1.10, interval [CI] −1.21 −1.02) symptoms −1.24, CI −1.31 −1.22). These findings add evidence not accurately represented within self-concept. Furthermore, perceiving oneself unloved undervalued at home low self-concept) strongly only dysfunctional processes but also

Язык: Английский

How is dialect ostracism associated with mental health of migrant children? The chained mediation through social support and peer relationship

Current Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 21, 2025

Язык: Английский