Tian Jiabing College of Education, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Research Center of Mental Health Education, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
J Adolesc. 2024 Jan;96(1):98-111. doi: 10.1002/jad.12257. Epub 2023 Oct 3.
This study examined the longitudinal relationships among sociocultural pressure for body image (SPBI), self-concept clarity (SCC), and emotional well-being (EWB) at both the between- and within-person levels.
The participants were 2001 Chinese adolescents (age range 11-24, 42.9% males). Recruitment of participants occurred for 1 year across three waves (i.e., 6 months apart across three cohorts). The baseline and follow-up questionnaire surveys were utilized to assess SPBI, SCC, EWB, and background variables. Longitudinal associations between the above main variables were tested using a cross-lagged panel model (CLPM) and multilevel regression analysis.
The CLPM and multilevel-model analysis showed that SCC longitudinally mediated the relationships between SPBI and EWB. Besides, gender and age were considered moderators in the associations among SPBI, SCC, and EWB.
SCC could be an underlying mechanism for the longitudinal relationship between SPBI and EWB among Chinese adolescents, which provides a potential intervention target for improving adolescents' well-being from a sociocultural framework.
本研究从个体间和个体内两个层面探讨了体像社会文化压力（SPBI）、自我概念清晰度（SCC）和情绪幸福感（EWB）之间的纵向关系。
参与者为 2001 名中国青少年（年龄范围 11-24 岁，42.9%为男性）。通过三个队列，历时一年分三个阶段（每六个月一次）招募参与者。基线和随访问卷调查用于评估 SPBI、SCC、EWB 和背景变量。使用交叉滞后面板模型（CLPM）和多层次回归分析测试上述主要变量之间的纵向关联。
CLPM 和多层次模型分析表明，SCC 纵向中介了 SPBI 和 EWB 之间的关系。此外，性别和年龄被认为是 SPBI、SCC 和 EWB 之间关联的调节因素。
SCC 可能是中国青少年 SPBI 和 EWB 纵向关系的潜在机制，这为从社会文化框架改善青少年幸福感提供了一个潜在的干预目标。
