Family communication and bi‐dimensional student mental health in adolescents

A serial mediation through digital game addiction and school belongingness

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21376417
AutoresM Engin Deniz (0000-0002-7930-3121, Department of Psychological Counseling Yildiz Technical University Istanbul Türkiye), Hacer Yıldırım Kurtuluş (0000-0002-0880-1318, Department of Psychological Counseling Yildiz Technical University Istanbul Türkiye, autor de correspondencia), Y Kaya (0000-0003-4077-3182, Department of Psychological Counseling Yildiz Technical University Istanbul Türkiye)
Año2024
Volumen61
Número11
Páginas4375-4390
Fecha de publicación2024-11-01
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychology in the Schools (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-3085 • E-ISSN: 1520-6807
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/pits.23290
OpenAlexW4402528317
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas74

The presence of communication within the family can be considered as a protective factor in preventing the development of mental health problems in school by acting as a buffer against mental health problems in adolescents. Thus, this study, which was designed to reveal the potential mechanisms between family communication and bi‐dimensional student mental health (psychological well‐being/distress) in Turkish adolescents, examined the serial mediator role of digital game addiction and school belongingness. The study sample consists of a total of 397 volunteering Turkish adolescents, including 206 girls (51.9%) and 191 boys (48.1%). The participants' ages range from 14 to 17 ( M = 14.63 years, SD = 0.60). In this study, a cross‐sectional and explanatory design based on structural equation modeling was used. The main findings of the study are as follows: (1) digital game addiction mediated the relationship between family communication and psychological well‐being/distress, (2) school belongingness mediated the relationship between family communication and psychological well‐being/distress, and (3) the relationship between family communication and psychological well‐being/distress was serially mediated by both digital game addiction and school belongingness

Addiction · Belongingness · Developmental psychology · Flirting · Mediation · Mental distress · Mental health · Psychiatry · Structural equation modeling · Turkish · Child Development and Digital Technology · Clinical Psychology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychology · Social Psychology