Applied Psychology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Personal Ment Health. 2018 May;12(2):170-176. doi: 10.1002/pmh.1412. Epub 2018 Feb 2.
This study aimed to examine the relationship between depression and two dimensions of hope (pathways thinking and agency thinking) in college students and explore the dynamics of the causal relationship between these variables.
A longitudinal study was conducted and included 381 college students. Hope and depression were measured using Snyder's State Hope Scale and the Center for Epidemiological Survey Depression Scale respectively, four times within a year (at 4-month intervals), and cross-lagged regression analysis was performed.
The bidirectional paths between pathways thinking and depression were highly significant. The paths from agency thinking to depression were non-significant, but the paths from depression to agency thinking were significant.
There was a significant bidirectional relationship between pathways thinking and depression. In addition, depression levels predicted levels of agency thinking, but levels of agency thinking did not predict depression levels. Therefore, interventions for depression should include strategies that assist individuals in the use of pathways thinking to establish specific routes via which to achieve their goals. Copyright © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
本研究旨在探讨大学生抑郁与希望的两个维度（途径思维和能动性思维）之间的关系，并探索这些变量之间因果关系的动态变化。
进行了一项纵向研究，共纳入 381 名大学生。使用 Snyder 的状态希望量表和流行病学调查抑郁量表分别在一年内（4 个月间隔）测量 4 次，进行交叉滞后回归分析。
途径思维和抑郁之间的双向路径具有高度显著性。能动性思维与抑郁之间的路径不显著，但抑郁与能动性思维之间的路径显著。
途径思维与抑郁之间存在显著的双向关系。此外，抑郁水平预测能动性思维水平，但能动性思维水平不预测抑郁水平。因此，针对抑郁的干预措施应该包括帮助个体使用途径思维来建立实现目标的具体途径的策略。版权所有©2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
