School of Nursing, Trinity Western University, British Columbia, Canada.
Nurs Res. 2012 Jan-Feb;61(1):13-21. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e31823b1440.
The prevalence of mental health issues appears to be increasing. Stress that leads to depression may be mediated if people believe that they have the wherewithal to manage it.
The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which the relationship between adverse stress and depression is mediated by university students' perceived ability to manage their stress.
Students were sampled randomly at a Canadian university in 2006 (n = 2,147) and 2008 (n = 2,292). Data about students' stress (1 item), depression (4 items), stress management self-efficacy (4 items), and their demographics were obtained via the online National College Health Assessment survey and analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis and latent variable mediation modeling.
Greater stress management self-efficacy was associated with lower depression scores for students whose stress impeded their academic performance, irrespective of their gender and age (total Rdepression = 41%). The relationship between stress and depression was mediated partially by stress management self-efficacy (37% to 55% mediation, depending on the severity of stress).
Identifying students with limited stress management self-efficacy and providing them with appropriate supportive services may help them to manage stress and prevent depression.
心理健康问题的患病率似乎在上升。如果人们相信自己有能力应对压力，那么导致抑郁的压力可能会得到缓解。
本研究旨在考察大学生对压力的管理能力在多大程度上调节了不良压力与抑郁之间的关系。
2006 年（n=2147）和 2008 年（n=2292）在加拿大一所大学随机抽取学生作为样本。通过在线全国大学生健康评估调查获得有关学生压力（1 项）、抑郁（4 项）、压力管理自我效能感（4 项）和人口统计学特征的数据，并使用验证性因子分析和潜在变量中介模型进行分析。
无论性别和年龄如何，对于那些压力阻碍学业成绩的学生来说，更高的压力管理自我效能感与更低的抑郁评分相关（总 Rdepression=41%）。压力和抑郁之间的关系部分由压力管理自我效能感介导（取决于压力的严重程度，37%至 55%的中介作用）。
识别压力管理自我效能感有限的学生，并为他们提供适当的支持性服务，可能有助于他们应对压力，预防抑郁。
