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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Effects of Value Conflicts on Stress in Chinese College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model.

Xiaoxiao Ren, Hao Xu, Tong Yue, Tong Wang

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. 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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Xiaoxiao RenSchool of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
Hao XuPreschool Education Department, Chongqing Preschool Education College, Chongqing 404047, China.
Tong YueFaculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
Tong WangSchool of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7879-4301

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General Project of Chongqing Natural Science Foundation 4322400175
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Limited research has explored the connection between stress and value conflicts, particularly the influence of self-construal and self-concept clarity. This study surveyed a sample of 752 Chinese college students using the Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale, Self-Construal Scale, Self-Concept Clarity Scale, and Portrait Values Questionnaire. The findings demonstrated that stress levels among participants were significantly associated with conflicts between self-transcendence and self-enhancement values, but no significant relationship was observed with openness vs. conservation conflicts. Mediation analysis revealed that self-concept clarity partially mediated this relationship. Additionally, moderated mediation analysis showed that the association between value conflict and self-concept clarity was stronger in students with high levels of independent self-construal. These results offer a deeper understanding of how value conflicts contribute to stress, highlighting potential pathways for targeted mental health interventions. Future studies should address the limitations of the current research and explore these relationships in more diverse contexts.

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Chinese college studentsmental healthSchwartz’s value theoryself-concept claritystressvalue conflicts

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PMID40001735
PMCPMC11851822

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