ArticleBMC psychology2025
Perceived social support and depression: longitudinal mediating roles of gratitude and meaning in life.
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- Development and Validation of the Social-Emotional Competence Questionnaire for College Students.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Perceived Social Support and Learning Engagement Among Chinese Vocational Students: A Moderated Chain Mediation Model.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Positive childhood experiences and life satisfaction among Chinese college students: serial mediation through perceived social support and meaning in life.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Spiritual emptiness and depression among university students: the roles of perceived support and age.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The impact of physical exercise on depression among college students: the mediating role of core self-evaluation and meaning in life.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study uses two longitudinal batches of data to explore the relationship between perceived social support and depression, and the chain mediating effect of gratitude and meaning in life in college students.
methodsA total of 833 participants completed the questionnaire survey, including perceived social support multidimensional scale, gratitude scale, meaning in Life scale and depression subscale of DASS-21. Among them, 380 were male college students and 453 were female college students. (The mean age of the subjects was 19.43 ± 0.81 years).
results(1)There is a significant correlation between perceived social support, gratitude, meaning in life and depression. (2)Perceived social support and depression at two time points showed a significant negative correlation. (3)Gratitude and meaning in life played a chain mediating role between perceived social support and depression at two time points.
conclusionPerceived social support can longitudinally and significantly predict depression in college students through the independent mediating effect of gratitude and meaning in life and the chain mediating effect of gratitude and meaning in life. These results provide empirical support for the design of more targeted interventions involving gratitude and meaning in life to combat depression.
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