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The "Dual Umbrella" in Adversity: Exploring the Impact of Family SES on Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Vocational College Students and Its Compensatory Mechanisms

Author(s)

Zhihao Wang1, Meijie Zhu2,*

Affiliation(s)

1Zibo Polytechnic University, Shandong, China 2Faculty of Business, Hongkong ChuHai College, HongKong 999077, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

Against the backdrop of building a skills-based society, the mental health of vocational college students has garnered significant attention. Family socioeconomic status (SES) is a crucial risk factor influencing internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescents. From the perspective of developmental psychopathology, this paper explores the pathways through which family SES affects the psychological adaptation of vocational college students, with a key focus on the potential compensatory roles of parent-child communication and teacher-student relationships as a "dual umbrella. " the article analyzes the challenges posed by low-SES environments through "stress-process" and "resource-investment" mechanisms, elaborates on the protective value of family and school support systems, and ultimately discusses how these two protective factors can exert key compensatory effects by buffering stress and compensating for resources in high-risk contexts. the aim is to provide a theoretical reference for vocational colleges to construct a collaborative home-school mental health support system.

Keywords

Vocational College Students; Family Socioeconomic Status (SES); Internalizing and Externalizing Problems; Parent-Child Communication; Compensatory Effect

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