The Association Between Family Functioning and Externalizing Behavior in Early Adolescents: The Mediating Effect of Resilience and Moderating Effect of Gender

Abstract

Abstract: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between family functioning and externalizing behaviors in adolescents, as well as the mediating role of resilience and the moderating role of gender. In the current study, 1287 seventh-grade students were recruited from 5 middle schools. Students filled in questionnaires of the Family Function Scale, Resilience Scale, and Adolescent Externalizing Behavior Scale. It was found that: 1) family functioning was negatively associated with adolescent externalization behaviors; 2) resilience partially mediated the relationship between family functioning and externalized behaviors; 3) gender moderated the relationship between family functioning and resilience and the relationship between family functioning and adolescent externalizing behaviors. With respect to resilience, female students benefited more from family functioning than their male counterparts, whereas family functioning had a greater negative impact on externalizing behaviors of male participants than that on those of females.

Key words: family functioning, externalizing behavior, resilience

摘要： 为探讨家庭功能对青少年早期外化问题行为的影响，以及心理韧性和性别在二者关系中的作用机制，采用家庭功能量表、心理韧性量表和青少年外化问题行为量表对1284名初一学生进行测查。结果显示：（1）家庭功能显著负向预测青少年外化问题行为。（2）心理韧性在家庭功能和青少年外化问题行为中起部分中介作用，即家庭功能可以通过心理韧性间接影响青少年外化问题行为。（3）家庭功能对青少年外化问题行为中介过程的前半条路径和直接路径受到性别调节，具体而言，相比于男生，在女生群体中，家庭功能对心理韧性的影响更大；相比于女生，在男生群体中，家庭功能对外化问题行为的影响更大。

关键词: 家庭功能, 外化问题行为, 心理韧性

CLC Number:

B844

WANG Qiuying, HUANG Qiaomin, LIU Xiaofeng, CHI Xinli. The Association Between Family Functioning and Externalizing Behavior in Early Adolescents: The Mediating Effect of Resilience and Moderating Effect of Gender[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2020, 18(5): 659-665.

王秋英, 黄巧敏, 刘晓凤, 迟新丽. 家庭功能对青少年早期外化问题行为的影响：心理韧性的中介作用和性别的调节作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2020, 18(5): 659-665.

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