The Mediating Role of Parental Emotional Distress in the Relationship Between Neuroticism and Children's Emotional and Behavioral Problems: A Network Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling Study.

Min Xie, Yaqing Huang, Lan Wen, Haiyan Cui, Shuyue Zhang

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Min XieFaculty of Education, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7921-6426

Yaqing HuangFaculty of Education, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China.

Lan WenSouth China Business College, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou 510545, China.

Haiyan CuiFaculty of Education, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China.ORCID 0009-0006-4364-4828

Shuyue ZhangFaculty of Education, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3652-6413

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Guangxi Normal University Innovation Project of Guangxi Graduate Education, grant number Subject No. YCBZ2025103.Guangxi Philosophy and Social Science Foundation Guangxi Philosophy and Social Science Foundation Project, grant number Subject No. 24SHB004

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Emotional and behavioral problems (EBPs) experienced by children have become an important global health issue requiring immediate attention. Previous studies have shown that parental neuroticism is associated with EBPs in children. However, the mechanisms underlying this association have yet to be fully elucidated. This study examined the relationship between parental neuroticism and preschoolers' EBPs, focusing on the mediating role of parental emotional distress (e.g., anxiety, depression, and somatization). In addition, to gain a deeper understanding of children's emotional and behavioral difficulties, this study constructed a comprehensive network of preschoolers' EBPs to investigate the interconnections among individual symptoms. A total of 1216 Chinese families (M

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emotional and behavioral problemsemotional distressnetwork analysisneuroticismstructural equation modeling

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PMID42510256

DOI10.3390/bs16071135

PMCPMC13405562

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