Subjective Family Socioeconomic Status and Peer Relationships: Mediating Roles of Self-Esteem and Perceived Stress

This study explored the relationships between subjective family socioeconomic status (FSES), self-esteem, perceived stress, and perceived peer relationships among Chinese adolescents. A total of 1,353 adolescents (age range: 15-19 years) were asked to complete a questionnaire. Mediation analysis rev...

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Published inFrontiers in psychiatry Vol. 12; p. 634976
Main Authors Bai, Xia, Jiang, Liping, Zhang, Qi, Wu, Ting, Wang, Song, Zeng, Xiaoying, Li, Yanjia, Zhang, Li, Li, Jingguang, Zhao, Yajun, Dai, Jing
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 24.03.2021
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Chinese adolescents
peer relationships
perceived stress
Psychiatry
self-esteem
subjective family social-economic status
perceived stress
peer relationships
self-esteem
subjective family social-economic status
Chinese adolescents
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Summary:This study explored the relationships between subjective family socioeconomic status (FSES), self-esteem, perceived stress, and perceived peer relationships among Chinese adolescents. A total of 1,353 adolescents (age range: 15-19 years) were asked to complete a questionnaire. Mediation analysis revealed that subjective FSES influenced perceived peer relationships in three ways: first, through the mediating effect of perceived stress; second, through the mediating effect of self-esteem; and third, through the serial mediating effects of perceived stress and self-esteem. The results remained significant after controlling for parental education. In addition, a contrast analysis showed no significant differences in the mediating effects of self-esteem and perceived stress. Thus, we suggest that steps should be taken to improve adolescents' self-esteem and reduce their stress through training interventions and preventive measures, to help them improve their perceived peer relationships and reduce adverse effects associated with low subjective FSES.
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This article was submitted to Public Mental Health, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry
Reviewed by: Marina Merkas, Catholic University of Croatia, Croatia; Xiaochun Xie, Northeast Normal University, China
These authors share first authorship
Edited by: Haijiang Li, Shanghai Normal University, China
ISSN:1664-0640
1664-0640
DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.634976