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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2022

The causal relationship between social support and psychological well-being among undergraduate students in North China.

Haihu Guo, Patreeya Kitcharoen, Darunee Phukao, Siwaporn Poopan

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Article in Journal of education and health promotion, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Haihu GuoDepartment of Society and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Thailand.
Patreeya KitcharoenDepartment of Society and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Thailand.
Darunee PhukaoDepartment of Society and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Thailand.
Siwaporn PoopanDepartment of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Thailand.
Mahidol University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPsychological well-being is an important part that undergraduate students and universities cannot neglect as it helps students lead a better study life at the university. Various studies revealed that social support can affect students' psychological well-being. However, the causal relationship between social support and psychological well-being has received little attention in North China. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to analyze the causal relationship between social support and psychological well-being among undergraduate students in North China. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe survey approach was adopted and conducted with a total of 689 undergraduate students in North China. Data were collected using a reliable questionnaire. Data analysis was performed with descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, and structural equation modeling at

resultsThe overall levels of social support and psychological well-being among undergraduate students in North China were high. All observed variables in this study were significantly correlated. The findings also confirmed that the causal relationship between social support and undergraduate students' psychological well-being in North China fitted to the empirical data well (χ

conclusionsUndergraduate students' psychological well-being had been significantly affected by social support in North China. The findings from the current study will be useful for university administrators to develop strategies for the enhancement of undergraduate students' psychological well-being.

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Causal Relationshippsychological well-beingsocial supportundergraduate students

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