Associations Between Emotional Resilience and Mental Health Among Chinese Adolescents in the School Context: The Mediating Role of Positive Emotions
Positive emotions play an essential role in adolescent resilience and mental healthy development, yet whether it affects emotional resilience, mental health, and the internal mechanism remains unknown. Therefore, the current study aims to, using a two-wave panel design, examine the relationship betw...
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| description | Positive emotions play an essential role in adolescent resilience and mental healthy development, yet whether it affects emotional resilience, mental health, and the internal mechanism remains unknown. Therefore, the current study aims to, using a two-wave panel design, examine the relationship between emotional resilience and mental health, as well as the mediating role of positive emotion. We conducted this longitudinal study in two waves with a 6-month interval, surveyed 266 Chinese adolescents (54.9% boys, <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 14.11 years, <i>SD</i> = 1.77), and constructed a mediation model. The participants completed the measures of demographic information, positive emotions, emotional resilience, and mental health at two times. The results revealed that after controlling for gender and age, Time 2 positive emotions partially mediated the relationship between Time 1 emotional resilience and Time 2 mental health. In detail, emotional resilience is positively correlated with life satisfaction and self-esteem. It shows a negative correlation with symptoms of depression and anxiety, partly mediated by positive emotions. The findings highlighted the role of emotional resilience in mitigating psychological problems and enhancing mental health in Chinese adolescents. The implications and limitations were discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-08511fdfc9fa4b93bbf37be2f11ec7b22025-08-20T01:56:25ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2025-04-0115556710.3390/bs15050567Associations Between Emotional Resilience and Mental Health Among Chinese Adolescents in the School Context: The Mediating Role of Positive EmotionsZhongmin Zhu0Biao Sang1Junsheng Liu2Yuyang Zhao3Ying Liu4Shanghai Academy of Educational Sciences, Shanghai 200032, ChinaShanghai Academy of Educational Sciences, Shanghai 200032, ChinaSchool of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, ChinaDepartment of Social Work, School of Sociology and Political Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, ChinaWenbo College, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai 200042, ChinaPositive emotions play an essential role in adolescent resilience and mental healthy development, yet whether it affects emotional resilience, mental health, and the internal mechanism remains unknown. Therefore, the current study aims to, using a two-wave panel design, examine the relationship between emotional resilience and mental health, as well as the mediating role of positive emotion. We conducted this longitudinal study in two waves with a 6-month interval, surveyed 266 Chinese adolescents (54.9% boys, <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 14.11 years, <i>SD</i> = 1.77), and constructed a mediation model. The participants completed the measures of demographic information, positive emotions, emotional resilience, and mental health at two times. The results revealed that after controlling for gender and age, Time 2 positive emotions partially mediated the relationship between Time 1 emotional resilience and Time 2 mental health. In detail, emotional resilience is positively correlated with life satisfaction and self-esteem. It shows a negative correlation with symptoms of depression and anxiety, partly mediated by positive emotions. The findings highlighted the role of emotional resilience in mitigating psychological problems and enhancing mental health in Chinese adolescents. The implications and limitations were discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/5/567adolescentsemotional resiliencepositive emotionsmental health |
| spellingShingle | Zhongmin Zhu Biao Sang Junsheng Liu Yuyang Zhao Ying Liu Associations Between Emotional Resilience and Mental Health Among Chinese Adolescents in the School Context: The Mediating Role of Positive Emotions Behavioral Sciences adolescents emotional resilience positive emotions mental health |
| title | Associations Between Emotional Resilience and Mental Health Among Chinese Adolescents in the School Context: The Mediating Role of Positive Emotions |
| title_full | Associations Between Emotional Resilience and Mental Health Among Chinese Adolescents in the School Context: The Mediating Role of Positive Emotions |
| title_fullStr | Associations Between Emotional Resilience and Mental Health Among Chinese Adolescents in the School Context: The Mediating Role of Positive Emotions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Associations Between Emotional Resilience and Mental Health Among Chinese Adolescents in the School Context: The Mediating Role of Positive Emotions |
| title_short | Associations Between Emotional Resilience and Mental Health Among Chinese Adolescents in the School Context: The Mediating Role of Positive Emotions |
| title_sort | associations between emotional resilience and mental health among chinese adolescents in the school context the mediating role of positive emotions |
| topic | adolescents emotional resilience positive emotions mental health |
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