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{"title":"A network analysis of academic procrastination, psychological and environmental factors among medical students.","authors":"Siyu Huang, Zhuo Li, Jianing Li, Xinfang Ding","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-02916-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02916-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Academic procrastination is a multifaceted phenomenon influenced by psychological and environmental factors and has potential negative academic and career consequences. However, there are no studies that have comprehensively explored the mechanisms of academic procrastination in medical students. This study conducts a network analysis of seven factors associated with procrastination, to establish a network of academic procrastination, and to explore the academic procrastination network and the relative importance of the different factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A sample of 681 students (72.1% women, 27.9% men) completed self-rating questionnaires that measured fear, conscientiousness, self-efficacy, impulsivity, depression, the nature of tasks, teacher traits, and academic procrastination. Two networks were created using regularized partial correlation network analysis (EBICglasso) with scales and items as nodes respectively, to determine the role of psychological and external environmental factors in academic procrastination.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both networks were linkage active, and all variables showed significant correlations. Impulsivity and depression emerged as the central and bridge components, with the highest centrality indices observed for difficulty concentrating and self-hatred. Environmental factors have the highest expected influence value in the Scale-level network and academic procrastination.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present study shows that impulsivity and depression are key factors in academic procrastination networks in the medical student population, especially difficulty concentrating and self-hatred. It further adds the influential role played by environmental factors.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>This is an observational study based on surveys and network analysis, and no healthcare intervention was involved. Therefore, it was not registered in any clinical trial registry.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"574"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144175162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Global prevalence of imposter syndrome in health service providers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Nader Salari, Seyed Hamidreza Hashemian, Amin Hosseinian-Far, Amirreza Fallahi, Pegah Heidarian, Shabnam Rasoulpoor, Masoud Mohammadi","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-02898-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02898-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Imposterism, also known as imposter syndrome or imposter phenomenon, is an emerging phenomenon that has attracted much attention in recent years. Given that this phenomenon is common among high-achieving individuals and its identification often overlaps with symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, and burnout, the aim of this study is to determine the global prevalence of imposter syndrome and its associated factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>For this study, PubMed, Embase, ScienceDirect Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases were systematically searched, and all relevant studies were transferred to EndNote (v.8) and reviewed. Data analysis was performed using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (v.2) software; a random effects model was adopted for analysis, and the I² index was used to examine the heterogeneity of studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In a review of 30 studies with a sample size of 11,483 people, the prevalence of imposter syndrome was 62% (95% CI: 52.6-70.6) based on meta-analysis and the random effects method. In examining the factors affecting the heterogeneity of studies and the effect of sample size on this heterogeneity, it was found that with increasing sample size, the prevalence of imposter syndrome decreases (p < 0.05), and with increasing years of studies, the prevalence of imposter syndrome increases (p < 0.05). Additionally, in this study, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, stress, and burnout were identified as the most important factors associated with imposter syndrome.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Given the relatively high prevalence of imposter syndrome, which is a serious psychological challenge and can negatively affect the mental health and performance of individuals, the results of this study provide useful information for designing appropriate policies and interventions to develop effective pertinent solutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"571"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144175167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Examining the economic burden and mental health distress among government school teachers in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"C P Senevirathne, D L P Senarathne, M S Fernando, S P Senevirathne","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-02921-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02921-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Teachers play a key role in improving education system, yet rising psychological disorders among them, influenced by various social, economic, and workplace pressures, pose challenges. The ongoing financial crisis in Sri Lanka has intensified these pressures, impacting teachers' lifestyles and mental health. This study explores the relationship between the economic crisis and mental health outcomes among teachers in Sri Lankan government schools, aiming to support improvements in the education system. A cross-sectional study was conducted among government school teachers (n = 283) in Sri Lanka, utilizing an online-based, self-administered questionnaire to collect data on general demographics, lifestyle adjustments due to financial strain, and strategies for bridging the income gap among the study participants. The psychometric properties of teachers were assessed using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), and its factor structure was evaluated through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and validated by Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Descriptive statistics, including mean, standard deviation (SD), frequencies, and percentages, were calculated with a 95% confidence interval (CI), and significance was set at p < 0.05. Multivariate regression analysis was also performed to identify predictors of mental distress among participants. Among the respondents (response rate 84.5%), 65% were female, and 24% were aged 25-30. Most participants (82.3%) were married, and approximately 29% had 10 to 15 years of teaching experience. Notably, 81.6% reported that their monthly income was insufficient for their needs, with 77% reducing necessary expenses to manage finances and 77.7% seeking supplementary income. The mean GHQ-12 score was 15.15 (SD ± 8.14, 95% CI), indicating that 33.6% of participants experienced low distress, 13.4% showed psychological distress, and 30.4% reported severe distress. EFA revealed a two-factor structure: Factor 1 (social dysfunction) and Factor 2 (depression and anxiety). Multivariate analysis identified the lack of savings and reducing monthly expenditures as significant predictors of psychological distress. In conclusion, the study found that teachers' incomes were generally inadequate to meet their monthly expenses, prompting lifestyle modifications that correlated with adverse mental health outcomes. Therefore, interventions aimed at improving teachers' psychological well-being are necessary, and policies addressing the financial challenges faced by teachers in Sri Lanka should be strengthened.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"572"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144175164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The mediating roles of interpersonal sensitivity and rumination in the relationship between self-esteem and depression: a longitudinal study on Chinese psychiatric patients.","authors":"Xifan Yin, Yifan Li, Yingying Ye, Yibo Wang, Yichang Zha, Liang Xu, Xiangjie Qin, Shengzhong Wei, Xinyu Feng","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-02899-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02899-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined the relationship between self-esteem, interpersonal sensitivity, rumination, and depression in psychiatric patients. Participants included 159 adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) or generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) (Age: M = 31.69, SD = 11.54; 70.4% Female). The study measured depression, self-esteem and interpersonal sensitivity at T1 and rumination and depression at T2 after 10 to 14 days. The study found that after controlling for depression at T1, age, gender, and measurement time interval, low self-esteem at T1 could impact depression at T2 through the mediation of reflection at T2, as well as through the chain mediation of interpersonal sensitivity at T1 and rumination at T2. The results indicated that for patients of MDD or GAD with low self-esteem, we could pay attention to intervening with rumination and interpersonal sensitivity, such as applying rumination-focused cognitive behavioral therapy or interpersonal psychotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"573"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144175170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"\"It is today that counts, and today everything is fine\": coping strategies utilized by parents of children treated for cancer who seek psychological support - a qualitative study.","authors":"Johan Lundgren, Christina Reuther, Paul Farrand, Nina Lutvica, Ella Thiblin, Louise von Essen, Joanne Woodford","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-02860-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02860-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Childhood cancer treatment completion is a period of vulnerability for parents and is associated with depression, anxiety, restrictions on daily life, and negative socioeconomic consequences. Understanding what helpful and unhelpful coping strategies parents utilize to manage cancer-related distress and concerns may inform the development of tailored psychological support. However, coping strategies used by parents who seek psychological support related to their child's cancer are not well described. To address this gap, we conducted an embedded semi-structured interview study with parents enrolled into the feasibility study ENGAGE. The overall aim of ENGAGE was to examine the acceptability and feasibility of an internet-administered, guided, low intensity cognitive behavioral therapy based self-help intervention, EJDeR. Study aims were to: (1) describe coping strategies used by parents who seek psychological support after end of treatment to cope with cancer-related distress and concerns and (2) consider these coping strategies to inform ongoing adaptations to the EJDeR intervention, taking potential gender differences in coping and subsequent support needs into consideration.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Seventy-three semi-structured interviews were conducted. Data was coded using inductive manifest content analysis and subsequently triangulated with a secondary theory-driven data analysis guided by the control-based model of coping.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Parents used three primary control coping strategies: utilizing tools and techniques, striving for a healthy and balanced lifestyle, and seeking support. Parents used three secondary control coping strategies: accepting and refocusing, adapting to the situation with help from others, and distracting temporarily. Parents used one disengagement-focused coping strategy: avoiding and distancing.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Parents adopted both primary and secondary control coping strategies as well as disengagement-focused coping strategies in accordance with the control-based model of coping. Findings supported the choice of low intensity cognitive behavioral therapy techniques used in the EJDeR intervention to target behavioral and experiential avoidance (i.e., disengagement-focused coping). A need to emphasize the importance of seeking social support in future EJDeR adaptations was identified. Understanding coping strategies used by parents of children off treatment who seek psychological support may inform the development of other psychological interventions for the population.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ISRCTN57233429 ( https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN57233429 ; registration date 19/04/2018).</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"565"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144162691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The seven deadly sins: measuring overvaluation of social media with the Plan-net 25 scale.","authors":"Víctor Ciudad-Fernández, Alfredo Zarco-Alpuente, Tamara Escrivá-Martínez, Elena Gomis-Vicent, Begoña Espejo, Óscar Lecuona, José C Perales, Olatz Lopez-Fernandez, Rosa Baños","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-02801-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02801-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Problematic social media use refers to the excessive and maladaptive use of social media platforms, which negatively affects personal, social, and professional functioning. Although linked to mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and loneliness, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. A potential contributing factor to Problematic Social Media Use (PSMU) is the overvaluation of the relative utility of social media, where individuals disproportionately overvalue social media for different utility domains (e.g., communication or emotional regulation). This study aimed to develop and validate the Plan-net 25 scale, which was designed to assess overvaluation of the relative utility of social media in adolescents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study followed three phases. Initially, a Delphi panel of 14 experts evaluated items across different utility domains. A pilot study involving 17 adolescents was conducted, and cognitive interviews were subsequently used to refine the scale items. Finally, the scale was administered to a large sample of 2,477 adolescents aged 12-20 years in Spain, alongside assessments of depression, anxiety, loneliness, life satisfaction, self-esteem, and problematic social media use. The analyses included confirmatory factor analysis, Pearson correlation, and network analysis, all of which were conducted via R 4.3.2.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Confirmatory factor analysis supported the theoretical seven-factor structure, capturing the following overvaluation of the relative utility of social media domains: social interaction, meeting new people, emotional regulation, social acceptance, staying informed, self-expression, and boredom management. The scale demonstrated full measurement invariance across gender and age groups (early and late adolescence). Significant correlations were found between overvaluation of the relative utility of social media, problematic social media use, and mental health indicators, with the emotional regulation and entertainment overvaluation of the relative utility of social media domains showing the strongest associations with problematic social media use.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The Plan-net-25 scale exhibited robust psychometric properties, suggesting that it is a promising tool for assessing overvaluation of the relative utility of social media during adolescence.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"569"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144162727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Belief in a just world or belief in just others? a study on the object of belief in a just world.","authors":"Xiaoyu Zhang, Yanan Zhang","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-02897-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02897-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>While belief in a just world has been extensively studied, the object of this belief still requires further specification. This study distinguishes two sources of uncertainty in future returns-nature and other people-and investigates whether belief in a just world is specifically directed toward human-sourced uncertainty but not nature-sourced uncertainty.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To test this hypothesis, an experiment was conducted in which participants decided whether to make an investment based on their beliefs about the return they would receive from another player. The identity of the other player was varied (computer or human, representing nature-sourced uncertainty and human-sourced uncertainty, respectively), and participants' level of belief in a just world was manipulated using a priming method. Multiple statistical analyses were conducted to examine the differences in investment behavior and expected returns between computer and human conditions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>When interacting with human players, participants in the just-world priming condition showed significantly higher investment rates and expected returns compared to those in the unjust-world priming condition. In contrast, when interacting with computer players, the differences between just-world and unjust-world conditions were non-significant, both for investment rates and expected returns. Mediation analysis further revealed that expected return mediated the relationship between priming condition and investment behavior in the human player condition.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings demonstrate that belief in a just world influences decision-making when interacting with human players but not with computer players, supporting our hypothesis that belief in a just world mainly targets human-sourced uncertainty but not nature-sourced uncertainty. This research advances our theoretical understanding of belief in a just world and contributes to our understanding of its functions for both individuals and society.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"564"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The relationship between meaning in life and self-regulated learning among college students: the mediating effect of psychological capital and the moderating effect of phubbing.","authors":"Wenjing Feng, Peibo Wu, Shuai Lv, Zhaoyuan Fan","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-02859-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02859-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Previous research on college students' learning problems has investigated the notion of self-regulated learning. However, relatively little research has explored the mechanism underlying the relationship between meaning in life and self-regulated learning on the basis of the self-regulated learning framework. Additionally, relatively few studies have examined the impact of phubbing behavior on the traits exhibited by the source of the behavior in question, particularly from the perspective of nonpersonal perception. Therefore, in this study, Pintrich's Self-Regulated Learning model is used as a theoretical framework; in addition, this study draws on conservation of resources theory, among other theories, to explain the relationships among relevant variables. It thus aims to develop a moderated mediation model that can be used to systematically examine the relationship between meaning in life and self-regulated learning as well as the mechanism underlying this relationship. On this basis, this study provides effective recommendations that can be used to enhance self-regulated learning among college students and promote high-quality learning outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this study, the Chinese Meaning in Life Questionnaire, the Youth Psychological Capital Questionnaire, the Youth Phubbing Scale-Chinese Version, and the Self-Regulated Learning Scale for College Students were used to survey 488 college students who were recruited from an undergraduate college in a province in central China.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>(1) Meaning in life had a positive predictive effect on self-regulated learning (r₂ = 0.51, p < 0.001). (2) Psychological capital mediated the relationship between meaning in life and self-regulated learning (indirect effects = 0.31, SE = 0.04, 95% CI=[0.23-0.38]). (3) The first half of the mediating path \"meaning in life → psychological capital → self-regulated learning\" and the direct path \"meaning in life → self-regulated learning\" were moderated by phubbing (β = 0.07, p < 0.01, β = 0.10, p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Meaning in life not only predicts self-regulated learning among college students directly and positively; it also influences self-regulated learning indirectly via the mediation of psychological capital. The effects of meaning in life on psychological capital and self-regulated learning are moderated by phubbing. Specifically, as the frequency of phubbing increases, the positive predictive effects of meaning in life on psychological capital and self-regulated learning become stronger.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"566"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144162724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Validation of persian version of Santa Clara Ethics Scale (SCES): a study among Iranian University students.","authors":"Nahid Hoseininezhad, Roghieh Nooripour, Simin Hosseinian, Abbas Abdollahi","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-02902-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02902-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Santa Clara Ethics Scale (SCES) is tool for evaluating individual's ethical decision-making skills. This study aimed to investigate the validation process of the Persian version of the Santa Clara Ethics Scale (SCES) among Iranian university students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This research employed translation and validation design with cross-sectional approach, focusing on Iranian university students nationwide between May 5, 2020, and January 23, 2021. Data collection involved 537 participants (402 women and 135 men) selected through convenience sampling. After excluding 31 outliers, final sample comprised 506 respondents. These participants completed various questionnaires, including the Santa Clara Ethics Scale (SCES), Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale (ELICSES), Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES), Adult Hope Scale (AHS), Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MC-SDS), and Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). The study assessed through Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient and Convergent and Divergent Validity using SPSS-21 and AMOS-24.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The face and content validity of the SCES were confirmed, and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) validated its one-factor structure and showed good model fit indices. The SCES demonstrated strong negative correlation with the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI-16) (r = -0.561, p < 0.01). Positive correlations were observed between the SCES and the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (SES) (r = 0.411, p < 0.01), Snyder Hope Scale (Hope) (r = 0.332, p < 0.01), Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MC-SDS) (r = 0.29, p < 0.01), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) (r = 0.599, p < 0.01), and Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale (ELICSES) (r = 0.352, p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This research supported the satisfactory validity and reliability of the Santa Clara Ethics Scale (SCES) in assessing ethical inclinations in Iranian university student population.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"568"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144162729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dual pathways linking mindfulness to life satisfaction and depression: the mediating roles of self-compassion and rumination in Chinese university students.","authors":"Yunpeng Wu, Liping Qin, Xizheng Xu, Yu Tian, Zhe Jia","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-02895-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02895-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Mindfulness has been consistently linked to mental health benefits; however, the underlying mechanisms relating mindfulness to life satisfaction and depression remain underexplored. This study develops and empirically examines the Dual Pathways Mindfulness Model (DPMM), which posits that mindfulness is associated with mental health through sequential mechanisms involving self-compassion and rumination among university students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional survey involving 1,409 Chinese university students was conducted. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the hypothesized sequential mediation model. Indirect effects were examined using bias-corrected bootstrap confidence intervals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mindfulness was positively associated with life satisfaction (Effect = 0.080, p < 0.01) and negatively associated with depression (Effect = -0.180, p < 0.001). Self-compassion significantly mediated both associations, linking mindfulness to higher life satisfaction (Indirect effect = 0.057, 95% CI [0.05, 0.07]) and lower depression (Indirect effect = -0.033, 95% CI [-0.04, -0.03]). Rumination also served as a significant mediator for life satisfaction (Indirect effect = 0.067, 95% CI [0.02, 0.04]) and depression (Indirect effect = -0.064, 95% CI [ -0.07, -0.05]). Furthermore, a sequential mediation pathway was identified: higher mindfulness was associated with greater self-compassion, which was linked to lower rumination, ultimately associated with increased life satisfaction (Indirect effect = 0.020, 95% CI [0.01, 0.03]) and decreased depressive symptoms (Indirect effect = -0.039, 95% CI [-0.05, -0.03]).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study proposes and validates the DPMM, a novel model explaining how mindfulness relates to mental health through interconnected self-regulatory processes. By identifying self-compassion and rumination as sequential mediators, the findings offer theoretical insights into the psychological mechanisms linking mindfulness to enhanced well-being. While the cross-sectional design precludes causal claims, the results provide a foundational framework to guide future longitudinal studies and inform mental health promotion strategies grounded in mechanism-based understanding.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"570"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144162720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}