Effect of Emotion Regulation on Anxiety/Depression Symptoms in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder:The Mediating Role of Social Problems and the Moderating Role of Family Functioning
- VernacularTitle:情绪调节与注意缺陷多动障碍患儿焦虑/抑郁症状:社交问题的中介效应和家庭功能的调节
- Author:
Sixun LI
1
;
Meiwen WANG
;
Yanping YANG
;
Zhuo WANG
;
Pei LIU
;
Tingting LUO
;
Yujie TAO
;
Yi HUANG
Author Information
- Keywords: Attention deficit; Hyperactivity disorder; Anxiety; Depression; Emotion regulation; Social problems; Family function
- From: Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Sciences) 2024;55(2):346-352
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective To investigate the mediating effect of social problems in the effect pathway of emotional dysregulation influencing anxiety/depression emotions in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder(ADHD)and to explore the potential moderating effect of family functionality.Methods A total of 235 children diagnosed with ADHD were enrolled in the study.The paticipants'age ranged from 6 to 12.Emotion Regulation Checklist,Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist(CBCL)Social Problems Subscale,CBCL Anxious/Depressed Subscale,and Family Assessment Device were used to evaluate the emotional regulation,social problems,anxiety/depression emotions,and family functionality of the participants.A moderated mediation model was employed to analyze whether social problems and family functionality mediate and moderate the relationship between emotional regulation and anxiety/depression emotions.Results Social problems partially mediated the impact of emotional dysregulation on anxiety/depression emotions in ADHD children,with the direct effect being 0.26(95%confidence interval[CI]:[0.17,0.36],P＜0.001),the indirect effect being 0.13(95%CI:[0.07,0.19],P＜0.001),and the mediating effect accounting for 33%of the total effect.Family functionality exhibited a positive moderating effect on the relationship between social problems and anxiety/depression emotions.Conclusion This study contributes to the understanding of complex factors influencing anxiety/depression in children with ADHD,providing reference for the further development of targeted interventions for children with ADHD and the improvement of prognosis.
