Beyond the blues: The protective influence of adaptability and well-being on university students' mental health.

IF 3 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Adolescence Pub Date : 2024-10-17 DOI:10.1002/jad.12428

Keshun Zhang, Wenshu Liu, Zhuo Wang, Thomas Goetz, Anastasiya A Lipnevich, Takuya Yanagida

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Abstract

Introduction: Theoretical approaches suggest that adaptability and well-being could serve as protective factors in influencing mental health. However, it remains empirically unclear how students' prior adaptability and well-being predict depression (and vice versa) in the long term. Hence, using a longitudinal design, the present study explores the reciprocal relations among university students' adaptability, well-being, as well as depression before, during, and after the lockdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: In a sample of 7527 Chinese university students (51.7% female; mean age = 18.38, standard deviation [SD] = 0.77), we measured adaptability, university-related well-being, and depression. Self-report assessments were administered before (Time 1, October 2019), 1 year after (Time 2, March 2021), and 2 years after (Time 3, March 2022) the COVID-19 outbreak in a comprehensive public university in China.

Results: Cross-lagged panel analysis revealed that prior adaptability and university-related well-being negatively predicted subsequent depression, even when statistically controlling for demographic factors such as gender, family economic status, and so on. Moreover, results showed positive reciprocal relations between adaptability and university-related well-being.

Conclusions: Findings indicate that adaptability and university-related well-being have long-term protective effects on the mental health of university students, which could mitigate the negative effects of COVID-19 or other crises. The implications for practice and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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超越忧郁：适应性和幸福感对大学生心理健康的保护性影响。

导言理论方法表明，适应性和幸福感可以作为影响心理健康的保护因素。然而，从长期来看，学生之前的适应性和幸福感如何预测抑郁症（反之亦然），在经验上仍不清楚。因此，本研究采用纵向设计，探讨了在 COVID-19 大流行导致的封锁之前、期间和之后，大学生的适应性、幸福感以及抑郁之间的相互关系：在 7527 名中国大学生（51.7% 为女性；平均年龄 = 18.38 岁，标准差 [SD] = 0.77）中，我们测量了适应性、与大学相关的幸福感和抑郁。我们在中国一所综合性公立大学进行了 COVID-19 爆发前（时间 1，2019 年 10 月）、爆发后 1 年（时间 2，2021 年 3 月）和爆发后 2 年（时间 3，2022 年 3 月）的自我报告评估：交叉滞后面板分析显示，即使在统计上控制了性别、家庭经济状况等人口统计学因素，先前的适应性和与大学相关的幸福感对随后的抑郁也有负向预测作用。此外，结果显示适应性和大学相关幸福感之间存在正向互惠关系：研究结果表明，适应性和大学相关幸福感对大学生的心理健康具有长期的保护作用，可以减轻 COVID-19 或其他危机的负面影响。本文还讨论了对实践的影响以及对未来研究的建议。

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Journal of Adolescence PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

2.60%

发文量

123

期刊介绍： The Journal of Adolescence is an international, broad based, cross-disciplinary journal that addresses issues of professional and academic importance concerning development between puberty and the attainment of adult status within society. It provides a forum for all who are concerned with the nature of adolescence, whether involved in teaching, research, guidance, counseling, treatment, or other services. The aim of the journal is to encourage research and foster good practice through publishing both empirical and clinical studies as well as integrative reviews and theoretical advances.