Reciprocal relationships between self-esteem, coping styles and anxiety symptoms among adolescents: between-person and within-person effects.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous researches have not distinguished the between-person effects from the within-person effects when exploring the relationship between self-esteem, coping styles, and anxiety symptoms among adolescents. To address this gap, this study investigated reciprocal associations among self-esteem, coping styles, and anxiety symptoms in a three-wave longitudinal panel survey, using an analytical strategy that disaggregates the within-person and the between-person variance.

Methods

Data was drawn from the Longitudinal Study of Adolescents' Mental and Behavioral Well-being Research study conducted in 10 public schools in the Guangdong province of China. All participants had a baseline visit (N = 1957, mean age 13.6, grades 7 and 10) and follow-up interviews at 1-year i

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909938 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature