Yatong Li¹, Wangqin Hu^2,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.27, No.9, pp. 1383-1398, 2025, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.066974 - 30 September 2025

Abstract Objectives: Adolescents’ aggression is widely studied, the underlying heterogeneity of aggression among rural Chinese boarding students remains unexplored. This study investigates the latent profiles of Chinese rural boarding junior high school students’ aggression and its correlations with moral disengagement and preference for solitude. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from 04–22 April 2022, using a convenient sampling method among 516 junior high school students from six Chinese rural boarding schools. The survey included the Aggression Questionnaire, the Moral Disengagement Scale (MDS), and the Preference for Solitude Scale (PSS). Results: Participants were divided into three latent… More >

Liuyan Ren^1,2,#, Ruining Wang^3,#, Hohjin Im⁴, Baojuan Ye^1,*, Qi Dai¹

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.27, No.6, pp. 809-822, 2025, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.065246 - 30 June 2025

Abstract Objectives: Positive family functioning (FF) is critical for adolescent development, yet only a few studies have examined this developmental trajectory pathway. This study aimed to identify different types of FF development trajectories during junior high school students, investigate their influence on social avoidance (SA), and further examine the mediating role of preference for solitude (PS) between them. Methods: A three-wave longitudinal study was used with six-month intervals. Questionnaire data were collected from 436 junior high school students in Jiangxi Province, China. Participants ranged in age from 11 to 14 years old (Mean = 12.89 years,… More >

Xuezhi Liu^1,2, Jianxiao Wu³, Lingjing Guo⁴, Ronghuan Wang⁵, Qiang Yang¹, Baojuan Ye^1,*, Xiufeng Guo⁶

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 303-318, 2025, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.060117 - 31 March 2025

Abstract Objectives: The aim of this study was to verify the causal relationship between trait aggressiveness (TA) and moral disengagement (MD), know more about the growth trajectory of MD, and explore the effects of gender and TA on the growth trajectory. Methods: We used the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire and Moral Disengagement Scale to survey 433 Chinese junior high school students longitudinally three times. Results: The results of the random intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM) analysis indicated that TA positively predicted MD, while MD did not predict TA at the within-person level. Thus, TA could be considered an… More >

Lingling Li¹, Jingjing Liang¹, Shuzhen Chen^2,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.26, No.10, pp. 777-790, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2024.056988 - 31 October 2024

Abstract Background: Online game addiction has become a serious global public health problem among adolescents. However, its influencing factors and mediating mechanisms remain ambiguous. Methods: The present study adopted stratified random sampling to collect 6146 junior high school student samples in mainland China. We used regression analysis, and Bootstrap mediation test through SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 24.0 to reveal the tendency of students’ online game addiction with different background characteristics and whether autonomy support from parents and teachers can effectively reduce online game addiction. Results: The results showed that parental (β = −0.112, p < 0.001) and… More >

Zhiqiao Ji^1,2, Shuhua Wei^1,*, Hejuan Ding¹

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.26, No.7, pp. 547-558, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2024.049867 - 30 July 2024

Abstract Internet gaming disorder (IGD) among junior high school students is an increasingly prominent mental health concern. It is important to look for influences behind internet gaming disorder tendency (IGDT) in the junior high school student population. The present study aimed to reveal the explanatory mechanisms underlying the association between parental psychological control (PPC) and internet gaming disorder tendency among junior high school students by testing the mediating role of core self-evaluation (CSE) and the moderating role of intentional self-regulation (ISR). Participants in present study were 735 Chinese junior high school students who completed offline self-report… More >

Hao Yao¹, Shuzhen Chen^2,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.9, pp. 1053-1065, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.028844 - 10 August 2023

Abstract In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and under the pressure of high competitiveness for higher education in China, junior high school students’ mental health is facing greater challenges. Understanding the time allocation of study and sleep is necessary for developing effective prevention and treatment programs. Based on a survey of 31,057 junior high school students in 47 junior high schools in Gansu Province, mainland China, the study analyzed the associations of time spent on study and sleep with anxiety and depressive symptoms among junior high school students through chi-square test, ANOVA, logistic regression model… More >