Mediating effect of self-esteem on the relationship between parental attachment and social anxiety in children and adolescents

LIU Zhen; CHENG Wen-hong; XIAO Ze-ping

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-1360

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2019, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (5) : 481-484. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-1360

Mediating effect of self-esteem on the relationship between parental attachment and social anxiety in children and adolescents

LIU Zhen, CHENG Wen-hong, XIAO Ze-ping

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Objective To explore the relationship between parental attachment and social anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents,as well as the mediation effect of self-esteem. Methods A total of 120 children and adolescents aged 9 to 16 years diagnosed with social anxiety disorder by DSM-5 were selected as participants from October 2017 to July 2018.Social Anxiety Scale for Children,paternal and maternal attachment subscale of Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment and Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale were used for assessment.Correlation among variables and mediation effects were analyzed. Results 1) Social anxiety was negatively correlated with paternal trust and communication(r=-0.21--0.35,P<0.05),but not related to maternal trust and communication.Social anxiety was positively related to parental alienation(r=0.22-0.46,P<0.05).Social anxiety was also negatively correlated with self-esteem(r=-0.44--0.56,P<0.001). 2) No significant predictive effects were found between maternal attachment and social anxious level.Negative predictive effects were found in paternal attachment and social anxious level(β=-0.64,P<0.001).Self-esteem partially mediated the relationship between paternal attachment and social anxiety level,with 43.1% of the mediating effect in the total effect. Conclusions Paternal attachment is closely related to social anxiety disorder in children and adolescents.Self-esteem plays an important mediating role in the relationship between paternal attachment and social anxiety.

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social anxiety disorder / paternal attachment / self-esteem / children and adolescents

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LIU Zhen, CHENG Wen-hong, XIAO Ze-ping. Mediating effect of self-esteem on the relationship between parental attachment and social anxiety in children and adolescents[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2019, 27(5): 481-484 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-1360

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