Relationship between Family Intimacy and Adaptability and School Refusal behavior: The Chain-mediated Role of Peer Relation and Perceived Teacher Support
Objective: This study aimed to explore the effect of family intimacy and adaptability onadolescents’ school refusal behavior, specially to investigate the mediating effects of peer relationshipsand perceived teacher support negative evaluation. Methods: 340 secondary school students in Beijingare investigated with the Family Intimacy and Adaptability Scale (FIA), the Children’s School RefusalBehavior Scale (CRBS), the Peer Relationships Scale (PRS), and the Perceived Teacher Support Scale(PTSS). Results: This study indicated that family intimacy and adaptability were significantly andpositively related to peer relationships and perceived teacher support (r=0.40, 0.44, p<0.01), andsignificantly and negatively related to school refusal behavior (r=-0,35, p<0.05); Peer relationships weresignificantly and positively related to perceived teacher support (r=0.36, p<0.01), and significantly andnegatively related to school refusal behavior (r=-0.39, p<0.05); Perceived teacher support was significantlynegatively correlated with school refusal behavior (r=-0.32, p<0.05). The mediating effects of peerrelationships and perceived teacher support were significant between family intimacy and adaptability andschool refusal behavior, respectively (-0.053, 95% CI: -0.087 ~ -0.023; -0.030, 95% CI: -0.061 ~ -0.006);and the peer relationship and perceived teacher support The chain-mediated effect was also significant(-0.007, 95% CI: -0.015 ~ -0.001). Conclusion: Family intimacy and adaptability can indirectly influenceschool refusal behavior through the peer relationship, teacher support single mediating effect, and peerrelationship → perceived teacher support chain mediating effect, respectively.