[Association between emotion regulation ability and behavioral problems among rural primary school students in Hunan Province in 2023: the parallel mediating roles of interpersonal relationship harmony and social support].

Authors

Chenglu Zhou, Yuting Wen, Zhanwen Li, Kebin Chen, Manjun Luo, Jiapeng Tang, Tingting Wang, Jiabi Qin

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Wei sheng yan jiu = Journal of hygiene research. Volume 55. Issue 5. Pages 740-748.

Abstract

To investigate the association between emotion regulation ability and behavioral problems among rural primary school students in Hunan Province, and to examine the parallel mediating roles of interpersonal relationship harmony and social support in this association.
In December 2023, a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method was used to recruit students in grades 4 to 6 from rural primary schools in Li County of Changde City, Anhua County of Yiyang City, Huitong County of Huaihua City, and Xinhua County of Loudi City, Hunan Province. A total of 2718 valid participants were included. Emotion regulation ability, social support, interpersonal relationship harmony, and behavioral problems were assessed using the emotion regulation subscale of the emotional intelligence scale (EIS), the adolescent social support rating scale (SSRS), a self-developed interpersonal relationship harmony scale, and the parent-report version of the achenbach child behavior checklist (CBCL), respectively. Chi-square tests, multivariable unconditional logistic regression, and Spearman correlation analyses were performed to examine the associations among variables. The parallel mediating effects of interpersonal relationship harmony and social support on the association between emotion regulation ability and behavioral problems were tested using PROCESS 4.1 and the Bootstrap method.
The detection rate of behavioral problems among rural primary school students in Hunan was 3.50% (95%CI 2.81%-4.19%). Correlation analysis showed that emotion regulation ability was positively correlated with social support (r=0.260) and interpersonal relationship harmony (r=0.341) (P< 0.01), and negatively correlated with behavioral problems. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that low social support, low interpersonal relationship harmony, and weak emotion regulation ability were all associated with an increased risk of behavioral problems, with odds ratios of 1.857 (95%CI 1.142-3.020), 2.200 (95%CI 1.290-3.753), and 2.195 (95%CI 1.328-3.626),respectively (P<0.05). Mediation analysis showed that the total indirect effect of social support and interpersonal relationship harmony between emotion regulation ability and behavioral problems was-0.295, accounting for 53.35% of the total effect. Specifically, the mediating effect of social support was-0.060, accounting for 10.85%, and that of interpersonal relationship harmony was-0.235, accounting for 42.50%.
Poor emotion regulation ability may increase the risk of behavioral problems among rural primary school students in Hunan. Social support and interpersonal relationship harmony play parallel mediating roles in the association between emotion regulation ability and behavioral problems.

PMID:
43004790
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