ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
Associations between negative life events and depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents: the mediating role of self-esteem and coping tendency.
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Background: Numerous studies have highlighted the links between depressive symptoms, negative life events, self-esteem, and coping tendency in adolescents. However, the intricate associations and potential pathways to depressive symptoms remain unclear. This study aimed to explore these pathways using a theoretically driven chain-mediated approach. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 2,805 junior high school students in two cities in Hubei Province, China. Participants completed scales assessing negative life events, self-esteem, coping tendency, and depressive symptoms. Structural equation modeling (SEM) adjusted for the complex survey design was employed to test the sequential indirect effects of self-esteem and coping tendency between negative life events and depressive symptoms. Multi-group SEM was conducted to examine whether indirect effects differed by gender and grade. Results: Greater exposure to negative life events was associated with more severe depressive symptoms ( Conclusion: Higher self-esteem and a more positive coping tendency showed a sequential indirect association linking negative life events to depressive symptoms, suggesting they may be potential intervention targets. Cross-sectional data preclude causal inference; longitudinal studies are needed to verify the proposed pathway.
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