Yang Shuang, Ma Hongyu, Zhan Xiangping
Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079, China.
Key Laboratory of Human Development and Mental Health of Hubei Province, School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Jun 1;15(6):762. doi: 10.3390/bs15060762.
Drawing on Antonovsky's salutogenic model, this study investigated how stressful life events relate to university students' sense of coherence (SOC), focusing on the potential mediating roles of coping style and general self-efficacy, and the moderating role of stress mindset. An analysis of data collected from 2454 Chinese college students (63.6% males, 36.4% females) revealed that stressful life events negatively predicted SOC, with coping style and general self-efficacy significantly sequentially mediating this relationship. Furthermore, stress mindset moderated the relationship between stressful life events and coping style, such that a more positive mindset was associated with more adaptive coping under stress. These findings support the dual-pathway structure of the salutogenic model by illustrating both behavioral and perceptual mechanisms. Importantly, they also underscore the idea that stress, when cognitively reappraised and effectively managed, may contribute to the development of SOC-rather than simply undermining it. This highlights the potential value of stress itself within salutogenic processes. The study offers theoretical insights and preliminary directions for strength-based mental health promotion in higher education settings.
本研究借鉴安东诺夫斯基的健康生成模型，调查了应激性生活事件与大学生连贯感（SOC）之间的关系，重点关注应对方式和一般自我效能感的潜在中介作用，以及应激心态的调节作用。对2454名中国大学生（63.6%为男性，36.4%为女性）收集的数据进行分析后发现，应激性生活事件对连贯感有负向预测作用，应对方式和一般自我效能感依次显著中介了这种关系。此外，应激心态调节了应激性生活事件与应对方式之间的关系，即更积极的心态与压力下更具适应性的应对方式相关。这些发现通过阐明行为和认知机制，支持了健康生成模型的双路径结构。重要的是，它们还强调了这样一种观点，即当对应激进行认知重评并有效管理时，应激可能有助于连贯感的发展，而不是简单地破坏它。这凸显了应激本身在健康生成过程中的潜在价值。该研究为高等教育环境中基于优势的心理健康促进提供了理论见解和初步方向。
