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Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Corruption perception is a significant risk factor for depression, potentially leading to negative emotions and an unhealthy social environment.
  • The precise mechanisms linking corruption perception to depression require further elucidation.
  • Understanding these links is crucial for public health initiatives and mental well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the mediating roles of trust in government and online news consumption in the relationship between corruption perception and depression.
  • To construct and test a multiple mediation model examining these pathways.
  • To provide empirical evidence on the psychological and social factors influencing depression.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized longitudinal data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) 2016 and 2018 waves.
  • Included 7845 participants after data cleaning and exclusion of missing values.
  • Employed Stata version 16.0 for statistical analysis of the corruption perception-depression relationship.

Main Results:

  • A rise in corruption perception was found to significantly aggravate depression (β = 0.037, p < 0.05).
  • Trust in government partially mediated this relationship (indirect effect = 0.030, p < 0.001).
  • Online news consumption demonstrated a partial masking effect (indirect effect = -0.003, p < 0.01).

Conclusions:

  • Trust in government and online news consumption emerge as significant mediators between corruption perception and depression.
  • These findings underscore the need for greater attention to the nexus of corruption perception and mental health.
  • Future mental health interventions could be specifically designed to address these identified mediating factors.