Liu Xin, Wang Zhen, Zhang Chaoran, Xu Jingwen, Shen Ziheng, Peng Lixin, Mi Yanyan, Xu Haibo
School of Management, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, People's Republic of China.
Center for Mental Health Education and Research, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, People's Republic of China.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2024 Feb 8;17:429-441. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S452993. eCollection 2024.
Current interpersonal sensitivity among college students is easily linked to mood disorders such as anxiety, depression and other mood disorders. This study aims to examine the mediating role of psychological capital and its dimensions in the relationship between interpersonal sensitivity and depressive symptoms among undergraduates.
The cross-sectional survey was conducted by using cluster stratified random sampling method across six Chinese universities between November and December 2022. The questionnaire consists of the Interpersonal Sensitivity sub-scale, the Patient Health Questionnaire, the Psychological Capital Questionnaire and the Socio-Demographic Feature Questionnaire.
A total of 2580 respondents participated in the survey, with the majority being females (69.73%) and an average age of 19.22±1.28 years. Descriptive and correlation analyses were performed using SPSS v24.0, while direct and indirect effects were analyzed using PROCESS v3.4 macro. The findings revealed that interpersonal sensitivity had a significant direct effect on depression symptoms among undergraduates (β =0.416, 95% Boot CI [0.380, 0.453], p < 0.001) Additionally, psychological capital and its components were found to be negatively correlated with depression (p < 0.001). Further analysis demonstrated that hope, optimism, and resilience significantly mediated the association between interpersonal sensitivity and depressive symptoms (indirect effect: hope = 0.056, optimism = 0.074, resilience = 0.099; p < 0.001 for all).
These results suggest that psychological capital, including its dimensions of hope, optimism, and resilience plays a crucial role in mitigating the negative effects of interpersonal sensitivity on depressive symptoms among undergraduates.
当前大学生的人际敏感性很容易与焦虑、抑郁等情绪障碍以及其他心境障碍联系起来。本研究旨在探讨心理资本及其维度在大学生人际敏感性与抑郁症状之间关系中的中介作用。
于2022年11月至12月间，采用整群分层随机抽样方法在中国六所大学进行了横断面调查。问卷包括人际敏感性分量表、患者健康问卷、心理资本问卷和社会人口学特征问卷。
共有2580名受访者参与了调查，其中大多数为女性（69.73%），平均年龄为19.22±1.28岁。使用SPSS v24.0进行描述性和相关性分析，同时使用PROCESS v3.4宏分析直接和间接效应。研究结果显示，人际敏感性对大学生的抑郁症状有显著的直接影响（β =0.416，95% 偏差校正置信区间[0.380, 0.453]，p < 0.001）。此外，发现心理资本及其组成部分与抑郁呈负相关（p < 0.001）。进一步分析表明，希望、乐观和心理韧性显著中介了人际敏感性与抑郁症状之间的关联（间接效应：希望 = 0.056，乐观 = 0.074，心理韧性 = 0.099；所有p < 0.001）。
这些结果表明，心理资本，包括其希望、乐观和心理韧性维度，在减轻人际敏感性对大学生抑郁症状的负面影响方面起着关键作用。
