Cross-sectional study explores the role of self-concept clarity and hope in emotional distress among overweight adolescents, indicating potential intervention strategies.
Key Points
The aim is to explore how sociocultural pressure affects negative emotions in overweight adolescents, focusing on self-concept clarity and hope as mediators.
Cross-sectional study with a sample of 584 Chinese adolescents aged 11-18.
Participants completed scales to measure sociocultural pressure, self-concept clarity, hope, depression, and anxiety.
Structural equation modeling (SEM) analyzed relationships among variables.
Self-concept clarity mediated the link between sociocultural pressure and negative emotional states in overweight adolescents.
A chain-mediated pathway was identified where sociocultural pressure influenced emotional states through self-concept clarity and hope.
Hope alone did not mediate the relationship in overweight or obese adolescents, highlighting the pivotal role of self-concept clarity.