Background:Chinese elementary students face mental health challenges due to excessive academic pressures.Previous research has indicated that resilience is crucial for improving their mental health,which is fostered b...Background:Chinese elementary students face mental health challenges due to excessive academic pressures.Previous research has indicated that resilience is crucial for improving their mental health,which is fostered by a supportive family environment.This study,therefore,explored the impact of family organization on children’s resilience and examined whether proactive coping and mindfulness mediate this relationship.Methods:Data were collected from 702 elementary school students(grades 3–6)in 3 cities in China using a multi-stage sampling procedure.Validated scales measured family organization,proactive coping,mindfulness,and resilience.The hypothesized model was tested using Structural Equation Modeling(SEM)in Mplus.Results:Resilience was strongly correlated with family organization(r=0.655,p<0.001),proactive coping(r=0.482,p<0.001),and mindfulness(r=0.639,p<0.001).Proactive coping and mindfulness mediated the relationship between family organization and resilience,with the direct effect accounting for 42.88%of the total effect.Indirect effects were distributed through two pathways:via mindfulness(41.41%)and via the“proactive coping→mindfulness”chain mediation(10.72%).Conclusions:This study reveals that effective family organization significantly enhances resilience among Chinese elementary students.Moreover,proactive coping and mindfulness serve as pivotal mediators in this relationship.These findings underscore the importance of understanding family organization and self-regulation,and their effects on the resilience of elementary pupils within the context of Chinese culture.展开更多
While the effect of self-esteem stability on life satisfaction is widely verified,it is not very known how coping strategies explain this relationship.The present study focused on proactive coping,a preliminary step t...While the effect of self-esteem stability on life satisfaction is widely verified,it is not very known how coping strategies explain this relationship.The present study focused on proactive coping,a preliminary step to minimize the impact of expected stressors,and a process of recognizing stressful events as challenges and actively managing them.Specifically,this study(N=280)examined whether proactive coping and perceived stress mediated the relationship between self-esteem stability and life satisfaction in a sequential manner.The results indicate that proactive coping and perceived stress sequentially mediated the relationship between self-esteem stability and life satisfaction,respectively.This demonstrates that proactive coping and perceived stress are factors that link self-esteem and life satisfaction.However,there was no direct effect between self-esteem and life satisfaction.These findings suggest the need to consider combining proactive coping interventions to increase the effectiveness of a self-esteem stability promotion program.The practical implications and suggestions for future research are also discussed.展开更多
基金supported by Foundation of Ministry of Education of China(22YJAZH109).
文摘Background:Chinese elementary students face mental health challenges due to excessive academic pressures.Previous research has indicated that resilience is crucial for improving their mental health,which is fostered by a supportive family environment.This study,therefore,explored the impact of family organization on children’s resilience and examined whether proactive coping and mindfulness mediate this relationship.Methods:Data were collected from 702 elementary school students(grades 3–6)in 3 cities in China using a multi-stage sampling procedure.Validated scales measured family organization,proactive coping,mindfulness,and resilience.The hypothesized model was tested using Structural Equation Modeling(SEM)in Mplus.Results:Resilience was strongly correlated with family organization(r=0.655,p<0.001),proactive coping(r=0.482,p<0.001),and mindfulness(r=0.639,p<0.001).Proactive coping and mindfulness mediated the relationship between family organization and resilience,with the direct effect accounting for 42.88%of the total effect.Indirect effects were distributed through two pathways:via mindfulness(41.41%)and via the“proactive coping→mindfulness”chain mediation(10.72%).Conclusions:This study reveals that effective family organization significantly enhances resilience among Chinese elementary students.Moreover,proactive coping and mindfulness serve as pivotal mediators in this relationship.These findings underscore the importance of understanding family organization and self-regulation,and their effects on the resilience of elementary pupils within the context of Chinese culture.
基金This work partially funded by the Hwarangdae Research Institute at the Korea Military Academy.
文摘While the effect of self-esteem stability on life satisfaction is widely verified,it is not very known how coping strategies explain this relationship.The present study focused on proactive coping,a preliminary step to minimize the impact of expected stressors,and a process of recognizing stressful events as challenges and actively managing them.Specifically,this study(N=280)examined whether proactive coping and perceived stress mediated the relationship between self-esteem stability and life satisfaction in a sequential manner.The results indicate that proactive coping and perceived stress sequentially mediated the relationship between self-esteem stability and life satisfaction,respectively.This demonstrates that proactive coping and perceived stress are factors that link self-esteem and life satisfaction.However,there was no direct effect between self-esteem and life satisfaction.These findings suggest the need to consider combining proactive coping interventions to increase the effectiveness of a self-esteem stability promotion program.The practical implications and suggestions for future research are also discussed.
