Family communication and bi-dimensional student mental health in adolescents: A serial mediation through digital game addiction and school belongingness

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DENİZ M. E., Kurtulus H. Y., KAYA Y.

Psychology in the Schools, cilt.61, sa.11, ss.4375-4390, 2024 (SSCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 61 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/pits.23290
  • Dergi Adı: Psychology in the Schools
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, PASCAL, Applied Science & Technology Source, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.4375-4390
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: digital game addiction, family communication, psychological distress, psychological well-being, school belongingness, student mental health
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The presence of communication within the family can be considered as a protective factor in preventing the development of mental health problems in school by acting as a buffer against mental health problems in adolescents. Thus, this study, which was designed to reveal the potential mechanisms between family communication and bi-dimensional student mental health (psychological well-being/distress) in Turkish adolescents, examined the serial mediator role of digital game addiction and school belongingness. The study sample consists of a total of 397 volunteering Turkish adolescents, including 206 girls (51.9%) and 191 boys (48.1%). The participants' ages range from 14 to 17 (M = 14.63 years, SD = 0.60). In this study, a cross-sectional and explanatory design based on structural equation modeling was used. The main findings of the study are as follows: (1) digital game addiction mediated the relationship between family communication and psychological well-being/distress, (2) school belongingness mediated the relationship between family communication and psychological well-being/distress, and (3) the relationship between family communication and psychological well-being/distress was serially mediated by both digital game addiction and school belongingness.