Miao Hualing, Li Zhenxing, Yang Yingkai, Guo Cheng
The Lab of Mental Health and Social Adaptation, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Research Center of Mental Health Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Front Psychol. 2018 Jun 27;9:1067. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01067. eCollection 2018.
This study aimed to investigate the relationship among social comparison orientation, academic self-concept (ASC), and social adaptation. A total of 1658 Chinese adolescents (48.88% male; aged 14-18 years, = 16.01 ± 0.86 years) voluntarily participated in this study and completed questionnaires. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was performed to test the theory-driven model. The results showed that the relationship between comparison of opinion and social adaptation was mediated by ASC but that ASC did not play a mediating role between comparison of ability and social adaptation. These findings indicated that ASC could be one mechanism explaining the link between adolescents' social comparison orientation and social adaptation. Furthermore, it is possible to intervene in their social comparison orientation and ASC to improve adolescents' social adaptation.
本研究旨在探讨社会比较取向、学业自我概念(ASC)与社会适应之间的关系。共有1658名中国青少年(男性占48.88%;年龄在14至18岁之间,平均年龄为16.01±0.86岁)自愿参与本研究并完成问卷调查。采用结构方程模型(SEM)对理论驱动模型进行检验。结果表明,观点比较与社会适应之间的关系由ASC介导,但ASC在能力比较与社会适应之间未起到中介作用。这些发现表明,ASC可能是解释青少年社会比较取向与社会适应之间联系的一种机制。此外,有可能通过干预他们的社会比较取向和ASC来改善青少年的社会适应。