The effect of social support on home isolation anxiety and depression among college students in the post-pandemic era: the mediating effect of perceived loss of control and the moderating role of family socioeconomic status
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Social support helps reduce college students' anxiety and depression. Perceived loss of control partially mediates this, and family socioeconomic status moderates the effect, especially for higher socioeconomic families.
Area Of Science
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Sociology
Background
- Escalating rates of anxiety and depression among college students post-pandemic.
- Need to examine social support's impact on student mental health.
- Focus on the post-COVID-19 era challenges for university students.
Purpose Of The Study
- Investigate perceived loss of control as a mediator between social support and mental health outcomes (anxiety, depression).
- Examine the moderating role of family socioeconomic status in this mediated relationship.
- Understand factors influencing college student mental well-being during public health crises.
Main Methods
- Online cross-sectional survey of 502 home-isolated college students in China.
- Utilized established scales for social support, anxiety, depression, perceived loss of control, and family socioeconomic status.
- Employed descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and bootstrap methods for mediation and moderation analysis.
Main Results
- Social support demonstrated a negative association with anxiety and depression.
- Perceived loss of control partially mediated the link between social support and negative emotions.
- Family socioeconomic status moderated the mediation process, with higher SES families showing a stronger effect.
Conclusions
- Findings can inform strategies to mitigate anxiety and depression in university students during crises.
- Highlights the importance of social support and socioeconomic factors in student mental health.
- Provides insights for promoting better mental health outcomes for college students facing adversity.
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