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| Self-esteem and life satisfaction: A mediated moderation model of social anxiety and life experience of blind and sighted adolescents |
| LU Ai-tao1,2,3,*, ZHENG Shuang1,2,3,*, LI Mei-rong1,2,3,*, HONG Xiu-xiu4, LING Hong1,2,3,* |
| 1 Center for Studies of Psychological Application & School of Psychology, South China Normal University, China 2 Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, China 3 Guangdong Center of Mental Assistance and Contingency Technique for Emergency, China 4 Center for faculty development and educational assessment |
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Abstract The present study investigated the moderating role of being blind or not in the relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction, as well as the mediating role of social anxiety in the link. Participants were 66 blind adolescents (53.0% boys; mean age = 14.02 years, SD = 1.97) from a special education school and 149 sighted adolescents (48.3% boy; mean age = 13.04 years, SD = 1.11) from a local school. They were asked to complete questionnaires regarding self-esteem, life satisfaction and social anxiety. Our results indicated that the effect of self-esteem on life satisfaction was stronger in blind adolescents than that in sighted adolescents. Furthermore, social anxiety mediated the relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction, with the stronger effect of social anxiety on life satisfaction in blind adolescents. Additionally, it was found that the interaction effect that blindness or not and self esteem exerts on life satisfaction culminates in decreased social anxiety. Our results highlighted the important role of social anxiety in blind adolescents’ lives. Potential interventions for increasing blind adolescents’ life satisfaction are discussed.
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Published: 28 September 2018
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LU Ai-tao,ZHENG Shuang,LI Mei-rong, et al. Self-esteem and life satisfaction: A mediated moderation model of social anxiety and life experience of blind and sighted adolescents[J]. 应用心理学, 2019, 25(1): 80-94.
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http://www.appliedpsy.cn/EN/Y2019/V25/I1/80 |
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