The protective effect of psychological suzhi on the relationship between school climate and alcohol use among Chinese adolescents
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Background: There is some research on school climate impact on adolescent alcohol use in the Western social context; however, there is no research on school climate impact on adolescent alcohol use in China. This study aimed to explore the effect of school climate on Chinese adolescents’ alcohol use, and the moderating role of psychological suzhi between them. Methods : A total of 801 adolescents (45.8% boys, 14.96±1.66 years) completed self-reports on school climate, psychological suzhi, and alcohol use. Results: Moderation analyses revealed that both school climate and psychological suzhi significantly negatively predicted adolescents’ alcohol use, and the interaction of school climate and psychological suzhi significantly positively predicted adolescents’ alcohol use. Moreover, the effect of school climate on adolescents’ alcohol use was stronger for low psychological suzhi adolescents than high psychological suzhi adolescents. Conclusions: We can build good school climate by formulating of national level legal and regulations and good social norms, and use mature interventions or cultivation strategies to improve adolescents’ psychological suzhi in order to better play its role in protection. Keywords: school climate, psychological suzhi , alcohol use, adolescents
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Individuals with low psychological suzhi are at risk of developing psychological and behavioral problems, such as social anxiety, depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, bullying, and problematic behavior.
“In contrast, those with low psychological suzhi are at risk of developing psychological and behavioral problems, such as social anxiety, depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, bullying, and problematic behavior [9,13,17,19,21,22].”
From Forgiveness as a Mediator between Psychological Suzhi and Prosocial Behavior in Chinese Adolescents (2022) · cites this paper as [9]
The Introduction says psychological suzhi can protect against outcomes including depression and anxiety, and the Discussion links higher suzhi to fewer problem behaviors among adolescents. The paper does not substantiate the full list of risks attributed to low suzhi: suicidal ideation and bullying are not linked to it, and social anxiety appears only in a reference title. The cited evidence is also primarily about adolescents, rather than individuals generally. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredPsychological suzhi is an essential aspect of positive psychology that promotes an individual's mental health and positive behavior development.
“As mentioned above, psychological suzhi is an essential aspect of positive psychology that promotes an individual’s mental health and positive behavior development [8,9,11].”
From Forgiveness as a Mediator between Psychological Suzhi and Prosocial Behavior in Chinese Adolescents (2022) · cites this paper as [9]
The Introduction describes psychological suzhi as a core individual trait associated with mental health and adaptive behaviors. The Discussion reports that higher suzhi is associated with less adolescent alcohol use. The paper does not characterize suzhi as an essential aspect of positive psychology, and its evidence for beneficial behavior is narrower than the claim’s general wording. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredPsychological suzhi is inseparable from the development of children's behavior.
“Numerous studies have demonstrated that psychological suzhi is inseparable from the development of children’s behavior [8,9,10,11,12].”
From Forgiveness as a Mediator between Psychological Suzhi and Prosocial Behavior in Chinese Adolescents (2022) · cites this paper as [9]
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- Authors
- Liu, G.-Z., Pan, Y.-G., Li, B.-B., Hou, X.-L., & Zhang, D.
- Affiliations
- Southwest University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Zhang, DaJun
- Venue
- Psychology Research and Behavior Management
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2019-04
- Volume
- Volume 12
- Pages
- 307-315
- ISSN
- 1179-1578 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6500878
- OpenAlex
- W2941348400
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 1.33
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Psychology Research and Behavior Management (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
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- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Dove Medical Press (Taylor and Francis Group) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Funders
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (SWU1809354)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Health and Behaviors
- Keywords
- school climate, adolescent alcohol use, moderating effect, Chinese adolescents, protective factors, social norms, alcohol prevention interventions
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