Ho Thi Truc Quynh
Department of Psychology and Education, University of Education, Hue University, 34 Le Loi, Hue City, Viet Nam.
J Child Adolesc Trauma. 2024 Sep 14;18(1):49-56. doi: 10.1007/s40653-024-00659-w. eCollection 2025 Mar.
Researchers have explored the direct association between self-esteem and depression as well as the factors that mediate it. The parallel mediating roles of life satisfaction and anxiety symptoms in the aforementioned direct link are, however, poorly understood, particularly in the Vietnamese context. This study investigated whether life satisfaction and anxiety symptoms mediate the association between self-esteem and depression symptoms among late adolescents in Vietnam. Using a cross-sectional survey, Vietnamese late adolescents ( = 408, 83.6% female; M = 19.95 years) completed questionnaires related to anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, and self-esteem. The results indicated that in the parallel mediation model, both direct and indirect effects were significant (β = -0.080, < 0.05, and β = -0.391, < 0.01). The association between self-esteem and depression symptoms was mediated by life satisfaction and anxiety symptoms. These findings suggest that to reduce the adverse impact of self-esteem on depression symptoms, effective measures should prioritize reducing anxiety symptoms and increasing life satisfaction among late adolescents.
研究人员探讨了自尊与抑郁之间的直接关联以及介导这种关联的因素。然而，生活满意度和焦虑症状在上述直接关联中的平行中介作用尚未得到充分理解，尤其是在越南背景下。本研究调查了生活满意度和焦虑症状是否介导了越南青少年晚期自尊与抑郁症状之间的关联。通过横断面调查，越南青少年晚期（n = 408，83.6%为女性；M = 19.95岁）完成了与焦虑症状、抑郁症状、生活满意度和自尊相关的问卷。结果表明，在平行中介模型中，直接效应和间接效应均显著（β = -0.080，p < 0.05，β = -0.391，p < 0.01）。自尊与抑郁症状之间的关联由生活满意度和焦虑症状介导。这些发现表明，为了减少自尊对抑郁症状的不利影响，有效措施应优先减少青少年晚期的焦虑症状并提高生活满意度。
