title: Parental attachment, self-control, and depressive symptoms in Chinese and Italian adolescents: Test of a mediation model.
abstract: The current study investigated the relationship between parental attachment and depressive symptoms as well as the mediating effect of self-control in two different cultures. Samples were 1305 Chinese and 1327 Italian adolescents. They completed the Inventory of Parental and Peer Attachment, the Self-Restraint Subscale of the Adolescents' Self-Consciousness Scale, and the Children's Depression Inventory that assessed parental attachment, self-control, and depressive symptoms, respectively. Results showed that: (1) Few cultural differences in depressive symptom were observed. (2) Parental attachment and self-control were negatively related to depressive symptoms in both cultures. (3) Self-control mediated the relations between parental attachment and depressive symptoms in both cultures. (4) The direct and indirect effects were invariant across cultures. In conclusion, parental attachment and self-control are important for adolescents' depressive symptoms in Chinese and Italian adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, 35131, Italy. Electronic address: ljb_psy@163.com.
authors.forename: Jian-Bin
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, 35131, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delvecchio
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, 35131, Italy.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lis
authors.affiliation: School of Education, Guangzhou University, 510006, PR China; Cantonese Psychological and Behavioral Research Center of Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
authors.forename: Yan-Gang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, 35131, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Riso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010379:Peer Group; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards; D000068356:Self-Control / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Adolescents; Depressive symptoms; Parental attachment; Self-control