School of Public Health, Shandong Second Medical University, No. 7166, Baotong West Street, Weicheng District, Weifang City, 261053, China.
Shandong Cancer Research Institute (Shandong Tumor Hospital), No.440, Jiyan Road, Huaiyin District, Jinan, 250117, China.
BMC Psychol. 2024 Jul 15;12(1):393. doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-01902-7.
The prevalence of depression among college students is higher than that of the general population. Although a growing body of research suggests that depression in college students and their potential risk factors, few studies have focused on the correlation between depression and risk factors. This study aims to explore the mediating role of perceived social support and resilience in the relationship between trait coping styles and depression among college students.
A total of 1262 college students completed questionnaires including the Trait Coping Styles Questionnaire (TCSQ), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS), and the Resilience Scale-14 (RS-14). Common method bias tests and spearman were conducted, then regressions and bootstrap tests were used to examine the mediating effects.
In college students, there was a negative correlation between perceived control PC and depression, with a significant direct predictive effect on depression (β = -0.067, P < 0.01); in contrast, negative control NC showed the opposite relationship (β = 0.057, P < 0.01). PC significantly positively predicted perceived social support (β = 0.575, P < 0.01) and psychological resilience (β = 1.363, P < 0.01); conversely, NC exerted a significant negative impact. Perceived social support could positively predict psychological resilience (β = 0.303, P < 0.01), and both factors had a significant negative predictive effect on depression. Additionally, Perceived social support and resilience played a significant mediating role in the relationship between trait coping styles and depression among college students, with three mediating paths: PC/NC → perceived social support → depression among college students (-0.049/0.033), PC/NC→ resilience → depression among college students (-0.122/-0.021), and PC/NC → perceived social support → resilience → depression among college students (-0.016/0.026).
The results indicate that trait coping styles among college students not only directly predict lower depression but also indirectly influence them through perceived social support and resilience. This suggests that guiding students to confront and solve problems can alleviate their depression.
大学生群体中的抑郁发生率高于一般人群。尽管越来越多的研究表明大学生的抑郁状况及其潜在风险因素，但很少有研究关注抑郁与风险因素之间的关系。本研究旨在探讨特质应对方式与大学生抑郁之间的关系中，知觉社会支持和韧性的中介作用。
共有 1262 名大学生完成了特质应对方式问卷（TCSQ）、患者健康问卷-9（PHQ-9）、知觉社会支持量表（PSSS）和韧性量表-14（RS-14）的问卷。进行了共同方法偏差检验和斯皮尔曼检验，然后使用回归和自举检验来检验中介效应。
在大学生中，知觉控制 PC 与抑郁呈负相关，对抑郁有显著的直接预测作用（β=-0.067，P<0.01）；相反，消极控制 NC 则呈现相反的关系（β=0.057，P<0.01）。PC 显著正向预测知觉社会支持（β=0.575，P<0.01）和心理韧性（β=1.363，P<0.01）；相反，NC 则产生显著的负向影响。知觉社会支持可以正向预测心理韧性（β=0.303，P<0.01），并且这两个因素对抑郁都有显著的负向预测作用。此外，知觉社会支持和韧性在大学生特质应对方式与抑郁之间的关系中发挥了显著的中介作用，存在三条中介路径：PC/NC→知觉社会支持→大学生抑郁（-0.049/0.033），PC/NC→韧性→大学生抑郁（-0.122/-0.021），以及 PC/NC→知觉社会支持→韧性→大学生抑郁（-0.016/0.026）。
研究结果表明，大学生的特质应对方式不仅直接预测抑郁程度较低，还通过知觉社会支持和韧性间接影响抑郁。这表明，引导学生面对和解决问题可以减轻他们的抑郁。
