Dynamic Interplay of Stress, Meaning, Social Support, and Autonomy in College Students' Mental Health.

IF 2.2 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI:10.1080/00223980.2025.2485915

Qian Chen, Xin-Qiang Wang, Chen Yang, Si-Yang Liu, Yu-Xiao Liu, Zong-Kui Zhou

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Abstract

Understanding the impact of changes in perceived stress on mental health is critical for advancing targeted interventions; however, the psychological mechanisms underpinning these processes remain largely unexplored. Grounded in the Dual-Factor System of Mental Health (DFM) and Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, this study explores the intra-individual effects of changes in perceived stress on depression and flourishing, focusing on resources such as meaning in life, perceived social support, and individual autonomy. A total of 1,315 college students were surveyed during the COVID-19 college closures (T1) and subsequent reopening (T2). Latent Change Score Models revealed that only changes in perceived social support and individual autonomy served as protective mediators for changes in depression, while all resources contributed to changes in flourishing. Network analysis further supports the protective role of changes in perceived social support on depression and identifies changes in flourishing as central. These findings enhance our understanding of stress coping by capturing the detailed dynamics of both positive and negative dimensions, while providing actionable insights for developing context-specific resource interventions to address challenges in mental health.

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大学生心理健康中压力、意义、社会支持与自主性的动态相互作用

了解感知压力变化对心理健康的影响对于推进有针对性的干预措施至关重要；然而，支撑这些过程的心理机制在很大程度上仍未被探索。本研究以心理健康双因素系统（DFM）和资源保护（COR）理论为基础，从生活意义、感知社会支持和个体自主性等资源方面探讨了感知压力变化对抑郁和繁荣的个体内影响。在新冠肺炎疫情期间，共有1315名大学生接受了调查。潜在变化评分模型显示，只有感知社会支持和个人自主性的变化对抑郁的变化起保护性中介作用，而所有资源都对繁荣的变化起作用。网络分析进一步支持了感知社会支持的变化对抑郁症的保护作用，并确定了繁荣的变化是中心。这些发现通过捕捉积极和消极维度的详细动态，增强了我们对压力应对的理解，同时为开发针对具体情况的资源干预措施以应对心理健康挑战提供了可行的见解。

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Journal of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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