ArticleFrontiers in public health2023
Association between psychological capital and depressive symptoms during COVID-19: The mediating role of perceived social support and the moderating effect of employment pressure.
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- Positive psychological capital and antenatal depression: the chain-mediating roles of social support and maternal health literacy in rural China.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Factors associated with depressive disorders in college students using quantile regression analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Linking Career-Related Social Support to Job Search Behavior Among College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Influence of symptom burden on social alienation in lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: the chain mediating effect of perceived social support and positive psychological capital.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The relationship between psychological resilience and employability among higher vocational college students: the chain mediating effects of perceived social support and career decision-making self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Association between Employment Pressure and Suicidal Ideation among Recent Graduates during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Moderated Mediation Model.Iranian journal of public health · 2024Article
- The relationship between medical staff burnout and subjective wellbeing: the chain mediating role of psychological capital and perceived social support.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- When there is no justice, we need an old HERO. The trickle-down effect of psychological capital: the moderating role of organizational justice and leaders' age.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affects individuals' mental health that can result in fear of getting COVID-19 infection and depression. Prior research has demonstrated that both psychological capital and perceived social support are related to the severity of depression. Yet no study explored the direction of associations between these factors. This undermines the validity of psychological capital as a basis for health interventions. Methods: This study aimed to explore the association between psychological capital, perceived social support, employment pressure, and depressive symptoms during COVID-19. A cross-sectional design was employed in a sample of 708 Chinese senior medical students who were asked to complete an online questionnaire survey. Results: Results indicated that psychological capital negatively predicts depressive symptoms (β = -0.55, Discussion: The current study highlights that it is of great significance to address Chinese medical students' employment pressure and improve their mental health during the COVID-19 epidemic.
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