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The Effect of Social Support on Depression among Economically Disadvantaged College Students: The Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience and the Moderating Role of Geography

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  • Xianglian Yu

    (Department of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
    Department of Education, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
    Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079, China
    Key Laboratory of Human Development and Mental Health of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430079, China)

  • Fen Xiong

    (Department of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
    Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079, China
    Key Laboratory of Human Development and Mental Health of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430079, China)

  • Hanbing Zhang

    (School of Psychology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350108, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Zhihong Ren

    (Department of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
    Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079, China
    Key Laboratory of Human Development and Mental Health of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430079, China)

  • Lianzhong Liu

    (Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan 430022, China)

  • Lin Zhang

    (Department of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
    Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079, China
    Key Laboratory of Human Development and Mental Health of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430079, China)

  • Zongkui Zhou

    (Department of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
    Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079, China
    Key Laboratory of Human Development and Mental Health of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430079, China)

Abstract

The study examined the influence of social support on depression, including the mediating role of psychological resilience and the moderating role of geography. Questionnaires were completed by 424 economically disadvantaged college students in two provinces, X, a coastal province, and Y, an inland province. The results indicated that (1) the social support of economically disadvantaged college students was positively correlated to psychological resilience ( β = 0.62, t = 11.22, p < 0.001); (2) the psychological resilience of economically disadvantaged college students was negatively correlated with depression ( β = −0.24, t = −10.3, p < 0.001); (3) the social support of economically disadvantaged college students was negatively correlated with depression ( β = −0.08, t = −2.85, p < 0.001); (4) the psychological resilience of economically disadvantaged college students played a partial mediating role between social support and depression; and (5) geography played a moderating role in the effect of social support on depression.

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  • Xianglian Yu & Fen Xiong & Hanbing Zhang & Zhihong Ren & Lianzhong Liu & Lin Zhang & Zongkui Zhou, 2023. "The Effect of Social Support on Depression among Economically Disadvantaged College Students: The Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience and the Moderating Role of Geography," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:4:p:3053-:d:1063162
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