Influence mechanism of peer attachment on school adaptation of migrant children： the role of psychological resilience and sense of security
BackgroundMigrant children face many challenges in the process of social change and adaptation to a new environment， especially in school adaptation. Studies have shown that peer attachment plays a vital role in the social adaptation of children and adolescents， while psychological resilience and se...
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| description | BackgroundMigrant children face many challenges in the process of social change and adaptation to a new environment， especially in school adaptation. Studies have shown that peer attachment plays a vital role in the social adaptation of children and adolescents， while psychological resilience and sense of security， as important psychological resources， also play a moderating and mediating role in individuals' coping with environmental changes. However， there is a lack of systematic research on how peer attachment affects the school adaptation of migrant children through psychological resilience and whether this process is moderated by sense of security.ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between peer attachment and school adaptation of migrant children and to examine the path of psychological resilience and sense of security in it， so as to provide references for improving the school adaptation of migrant children.MethodsUsing cluster sampling method， 695 migrant children in grades 4 to 6 of a primary school in an urban-rural fringe area of Sichuan Province were selected from April 1 to 30， 2022. Assessments were conducted using Revised Inventory for Parent and Peer Attachment （IPPA-R）， Resilience Scale for Chinese Adolescents （RSCA）， Scale of Sense of Security of Children Left Behind （SSSCLB） and Scale of School Adjustment of Student （SSAS）. Process 4.1 was used to examine the role of psychological resilience and sense of security.ResultsA total of 631 （90.79%） valid questionnaires were gathered. There were significant positive correlations among IPPA-R peer attachment subscale score， RSCA score， SSSCLB score and SSAS score （r=0.160~0.600， P<0.01）. Peer attachment had a significant positive predictive effect on the school adaptation （β=0.178， P<0.01） and psychological resilience （β=0.518， P<0.01） of migrant children. Psychological resilience had positive predictive effect on the school adaptation （β=0.467， P<0.01）. Psychological resilience played a partial mediating role in the relationship between peer attachment and school adaptation， with the mediating effect value was 0.242 （95% CI： 0.184~0.302）， accounting for 57.62% of the total effect. Moreover， the interaction term between psychological resilience and sense of security had a significant predictive effect on school adaptation （β=0.103， P<0.01）.ConclusionThe psychological resilience of migrant children plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between peer attachment and school adaptation， and the status of sense of security can moderate the relationship between psychological resilience and school adaptation of migrant children. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e3992ba8911144bfbe9f5afcf59bc1052025-08-20T02:43:55ZzhoEditorial Office of Sichuan Mental HealthSichuan jingshen weisheng1007-32562025-06-0138327327810.11886/scjsws202410290021007-3256（2025）03-0273-06Influence mechanism of peer attachment on school adaptation of migrant children： the role of psychological resilience and sense of securityZhao Xiaoyan0Jin Min1Han Li2Li Birui3Wang Peng4Zou Zanheng5Sichuan Mental Health Center·The Third Hospital of Mianyang， Mianyang 621000， ChinaSichuan Mental Health Center·The Third Hospital of Mianyang， Mianyang 621000， ChinaMianyang Teachers' College， Mianyang 621000， ChinaSichuan University of Media and Communications， Chengdu 611745， ChinaSichuan Mental Health Center·The Third Hospital of Mianyang， Mianyang 621000， ChinaMianyang Teachers' College， Mianyang 621000， ChinaBackgroundMigrant children face many challenges in the process of social change and adaptation to a new environment， especially in school adaptation. Studies have shown that peer attachment plays a vital role in the social adaptation of children and adolescents， while psychological resilience and sense of security， as important psychological resources， also play a moderating and mediating role in individuals' coping with environmental changes. However， there is a lack of systematic research on how peer attachment affects the school adaptation of migrant children through psychological resilience and whether this process is moderated by sense of security.ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between peer attachment and school adaptation of migrant children and to examine the path of psychological resilience and sense of security in it， so as to provide references for improving the school adaptation of migrant children.MethodsUsing cluster sampling method， 695 migrant children in grades 4 to 6 of a primary school in an urban-rural fringe area of Sichuan Province were selected from April 1 to 30， 2022. Assessments were conducted using Revised Inventory for Parent and Peer Attachment （IPPA-R）， Resilience Scale for Chinese Adolescents （RSCA）， Scale of Sense of Security of Children Left Behind （SSSCLB） and Scale of School Adjustment of Student （SSAS）. Process 4.1 was used to examine the role of psychological resilience and sense of security.ResultsA total of 631 （90.79%） valid questionnaires were gathered. There were significant positive correlations among IPPA-R peer attachment subscale score， RSCA score， SSSCLB score and SSAS score （r=0.160~0.600， P<0.01）. Peer attachment had a significant positive predictive effect on the school adaptation （β=0.178， P<0.01） and psychological resilience （β=0.518， P<0.01） of migrant children. Psychological resilience had positive predictive effect on the school adaptation （β=0.467， P<0.01）. Psychological resilience played a partial mediating role in the relationship between peer attachment and school adaptation， with the mediating effect value was 0.242 （95% CI： 0.184~0.302）， accounting for 57.62% of the total effect. Moreover， the interaction term between psychological resilience and sense of security had a significant predictive effect on school adaptation （β=0.103， P<0.01）.ConclusionThe psychological resilience of migrant children plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between peer attachment and school adaptation， and the status of sense of security can moderate the relationship between psychological resilience and school adaptation of migrant children.http://www.psychjm.net.cn/scjswszz/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=202503014&flag=1peer attachmentschool adaptationpsychological resiliencesense of securitymigrant children |
| spellingShingle | Zhao Xiaoyan Jin Min Han Li Li Birui Wang Peng Zou Zanheng Influence mechanism of peer attachment on school adaptation of migrant children： the role of psychological resilience and sense of security Sichuan jingshen weisheng peer attachment school adaptation psychological resilience sense of security migrant children |
| title | Influence mechanism of peer attachment on school adaptation of migrant children： the role of psychological resilience and sense of security |
| title_full | Influence mechanism of peer attachment on school adaptation of migrant children： the role of psychological resilience and sense of security |
| title_fullStr | Influence mechanism of peer attachment on school adaptation of migrant children： the role of psychological resilience and sense of security |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence mechanism of peer attachment on school adaptation of migrant children： the role of psychological resilience and sense of security |
| title_short | Influence mechanism of peer attachment on school adaptation of migrant children： the role of psychological resilience and sense of security |
| title_sort | influence mechanism of peer attachment on school adaptation of migrant children the role of psychological resilience and sense of security |
| topic | peer attachment school adaptation psychological resilience sense of security migrant children |
| url | http://www.psychjm.net.cn/scjswszz/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=202503014&flag=1 |
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