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Journal article
Adolescent girls' academic support-seeking, depression, and anxiety: the mediating role of digital support-seeking
Australian journal of psychology, Vol.75(1), pp.1-8
2023
PMID: 40665998
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Abstract
Objective: This study explored how seeking support from friends and parents and informal digital sources are related to anxiety and depression in adolescent girls.
Method: Early and middle adolescent girls (N = 186) were presented with four vignettes of academic stressors; for each scenario, they rated their likelihood of seeking support from parents, friends, or digital sources. Depression and anxiety symptoms were measured using the youth version of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale. Alternate models were tested using Structural Equation Modelling.
Results: Digital support seeking mediated the relationships between seeking support from parents and friends and anxiety and depression. Seeking support from parents was negatively related to digital support seeking, which in turn was positively related to depression and anxiety. In contrast, seeking support from friends was positively related to digital support seeking.
Conclusion: These findings suggest that informal digital support seeking may be considered a problematic way of coping with academic stress for adolescent girls, while seeking support from parents can be considered a protective factor due to its negative relationship with digital support-seeking.
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- Title
- Adolescent girls' academic support-seeking, depression, and anxiety: the mediating role of digital support-seeking
- Creators
- Erin Mackenzie - Macquarie UniversityAnne McMaugh - Macquarie UniversityPenny Van Bergen - Macquarie UniversityRoberto H. Parada - Western Sydney University
- Publication Details
- Australian journal of psychology, Vol.75(1), pp.1-8
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Identifiers
- 991013328521702368
- Copyright
- © 2023 The Author(s).
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article