Background Depression, social anxiety, and aggression often co-occur in adolescents.
Several theoretical models have been proposed to explain the temporal relationships of …

The present pioneering study investigated the differences across various types of family
structure among Chinese adolescents with proactive and reactive aggression. It aimed at …

Background Adolescence is characterized by an increased vulnerability for internalizing
psychopathologies such as depression and anxiety. A positive association between anxiety …

Background: Largely due to methodological problems in existing studies, issues concerning
causal directions and confounding factors, such as the stability effect, remain to be clarified …

Based on a social-cognitive model, we examined the multiple mediating roles of self-esteem
and loneliness in linking family dysfunction to anxiety and depression in adolescents …

Background Aggression is a serious problem for both individuals and society. Despite
progress in aggression research, its persistence among adolescents living in rural areas …

Background Family violence as an inducing factor of depressive symptoms has been
confirmed in previous studies. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are not …

Introduction The present study investigated the longitudinal relationship between parental
psychological control and adolescent aggression in Chinese adolescents. We also explored …

The complex interrelationships between family function and adolescents' depressive
symptoms are not yet fully clarified, especially in China. Based on the family systems theory …

Although aggressive behavior and poor friendship quality have both been linked to child
depressive symptoms (Card and Little 2006; Panak and Garber 1992; Oldenberg and Kerns …