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Cong Peng,1 Yan Liu,2 Yuqin Zhou,3 Zhenyun Zhang4 1School of Education and Psychology, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, 432000, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Foreign Languages, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, 432000, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Computer and Information Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, 432000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Cong Peng; Zhenyun Zhang, Email pengcong2023@hbeu.edu.cn; 3132980866@qq.comBackground: Adolescent anxiety is closely associated with the quality of parent-child attachment. However, previous studies have predominantly focused on the impact of mother-child attachment. Little is known about the direct and indirect associations of father-child attachment on adolescent anxiety.Purpose: This study aims to investigate the association and underlying mechanisms that link father-child attachment and adolescent anxiety. A bidirectional chain mediating model was constructed to test whether neuroticism and peer attachment play bidirectional mediating roles in father-child attachment and adolescent anxiety.Methods: The proposed model was examined among 763 adolescents aged 11− 16 years (male 53.1%) from four middle schools in Central China. Students completed questionnaires on father-child attachment, anxiety, neuroticism and peer attachment. The correlation and bidirectional chain mediating effect analyses were conducted using SPSS Process.Results: (1) Father-child attachment negatively correlated with adolescent anxiety and neuroticism, and positively correlated with peer attachment; (2) Father-child attachment had an indirect association on adolescent anxiety through three pathways: a partial mediating effect on neuroticism, a partial mediating effect on peer attachment, and a bidirectional chain mediating effect involving both neuroticism and peer attachment.Conclusion: This study revealed father-child attachment has an indirect association with adolescent anxiety through the bidirectional chain mediation of neuroticism and peer attachment. These empirical findings shed light on the intricate dynamic between father-child attachment and anxiety among Chinese adolescents, highlighting the crucial role of fathers in the prevention and reduction of adolescent anxiety from the perspectives of father-child dynamics, personal traits, and interpersonal relationships.Keywords: father-child attachment, adolescent anxiety, neuroticism, peer attachment, bidirectional chain mediating effect |
