Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11000/30846

Examining academic self-concept as a mediator of the relationship between anxiety and depression: A longitudinal study


no-thumbnailView/Open:

 sustituta 1- academic self-concept.pdf



447,52 kB
Adobe PDF
Share:

This resource is restricted

Title:
Examining academic self-concept as a mediator of the relationship between anxiety and depression: A longitudinal study
Authors:
Morales, Alexandra
RodrIguez-Menchon, Miriam
ESPADA, JOSE P.  
Orgilés, Mireia  
Editor:
WILEY
Department:
Departamentos de la UMH::Psicología de la Salud
Issue Date:
2022-07-10
URI:
https://hdl.handle.net/11000/30846
Abstract:
Background Self-concept plays a role as a mediator in the development and maintenance of internalizing symptoms but mechanisms through which the early presence of anxiety symptoms is associated with the subsequent development of depression is unknown. The aim of this longitudinal study was to analyze the mediating role of different areas of self-concept in the relationship between the early development of anxiety symptoms and the later appearance of depressive symptoms. Methods A longitudinal study with 3 time-points was conducted, including baseline, 2 months and 12 months from the baseline assessment. A total of 217 children aged 8–12 years participated. Mediation analyses were conducted using PROCESS Macro for SPSS. Results Academic self-concept (Time 2) mediated the relationship between Anxiety (Time 1) and Depression (Time 3) when controlling for children's sex and, age, baseline value of the mediator, anxiety (at Times 2 and 3), and depression (at Times 1 and 2). Children with self-reports of higher anxiety symptoms (Time 1) presented lower Academic self-concept (Time 2). Children who reported lower levels of Academic self-concept and Family self-concept (Time 2) were more likely to develop depressive symptoms (Time 3). Conclusions Feeling competent in the school environment may be considered a protective factor against the development of depression in childhood. The identification of risk factors facilitates the development and implementation of preventive programs.
Keywords/Subjects:
Self-concept
school children
anxiety
depression
mediation
Knowledge area:
CDU: Filosofía y psicología: Psicología
Type of document:
application/pdf
Access rights:
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12577
Appears in Collections:
Artículos- Psicología de la Salud



Creative Commons ???jsp.display-item.text9???