ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
The bidirectional relationship between depression and perceived social support among college freshmen: evidence from longitudinal and daily diary methods.
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- Self-actualization and its psychosocial determinants among community health workers in rural Taiwan: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The mediation effects of smartphone addiction, negative emotion and psychological resilience in the relationship between social support and sleep quality among medical students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Depression significantly impairs adolescent mental health and adaptation, a critical issue for freshmen. Although depression and perceived social support (PSS) are known to be associated, their bidirectional relationship remains poorly understood. Methods: This study employed a multi-method approach to clarify this relationship. Study 1 was a three-wave longitudinal survey ( Results: Cross-lagged analyses from the longitudinal study (Study 1) showed a reciprocal relationship: baseline depression predicted lower subsequent PSS, and baseline PSS predicted lower subsequent depression. Converging evidence from the daily diary study (Study 2) confirmed this bidirectional pattern at the daily level: daily state depression predicted lower PSS the next day, and conversely, daily PSS predicted lower state depression the next day. Conclusion: Our findings consistently demonstrate the bidirectional relationship between PSS and depressive symptoms across short-term and long-term timeframes. This underscores the importance of addressing both factors simultaneously in interventions aimed at enhancing the psychological adjustment and mental well-being of freshmen.
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