ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2022
The Relationship Between Corruption Perception and Depression: A Multiple Mediation Model.
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- The longitudinal relationships between social networks, trust and depression: a cross-lagged panel network analysis.BMC psychology · 2026Article
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- The Bidirectional Relationship Between Subjective Well-Being and Depression: A Cross-Sectional and Cross-Lagged Network Analysis.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Article
- Untangling the corruption maze: exploring the complexity of corruption in the health sector.Health economics review · 2024Review
- The influence of perceived government corruption on depressive symptoms with social status as a moderator.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Corruption perception is an important risk factor for depression. On the psychological level, corruption perception will cause negative emotions to individuals. On the physiological level, higher corruption perception may mean a more unfair social environment, which is not conducive to individuals' health. However, the mechanism linking corruption perception and depression has not been fully understood. Objective: To investigate how corruption perception affects depression, this study used trust in government and online news consumption as mediators to construct a multiple mediation model. Methods: The data used in this study were derived from the 2016 wave and 2018 wave of China Family Panel Studies (CFPS). After eliminating samples with missing values, this study finally included 7845 samples. This study used Stata version 16.0 and a longitudinal research design to investigate the relationship between corruption perception and depression. Results: The results revealed that the increase on corruption perception could aggravate depression (β = 0.037, Conclusion: Trust in government and online news consumption may be two important mediators between corruption perception and depression. More attention should be paid to the relationship between corruption perception and depression, and mental health promotion interventions could be tailored to alleviate depression in the future.
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