The Relationship Between Academic Delay of Gratification and Depressive Symptoms Among College Students: Exploring the Roles of Academic Involution and Academic Resilience
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Academic delay of gratification positively links to academic involution, indirectly increasing depressive symptoms. Academic resilience moderates this relationship, offering insights for student mental health interventions.
Area Of Science
- Psychology
- Education
- Sociology
Background
- Higher education students face intense academic pressure, leading to rising mental health issues.
- Hyper-competition and social changes amplify academic stress among college students.
- Understanding the interplay of academic factors and mental well-being is crucial.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate the relationships between academic delay of gratification, depressive symptoms, academic involution, and academic resilience.
- To test a moderated mediation model examining these associations in Chinese college students.
- To identify mechanisms linking academic behaviors to mental health outcomes.
Main Methods
- A quantitative study involving 576 Chinese college students.
- Construction and verification of a moderated mediation model.
- Statistical analysis to explore correlations and mediating/moderating effects.
Main Results
- Academic delay of gratification positively correlated with academic involution.
- Academic delay of gratification had a negative direct effect and a positive indirect effect on depressive symptoms via academic involution.
- Academic involution acted as a suppressor variable in the mediation.
- Academic resilience moderated the association between academic delay of gratification and academic involution.
Conclusions
- Academic involution partially mediates the relationship between academic delay of gratification and depressive symptoms.
- Academic resilience plays a key role in mitigating the negative impact of academic pressure.
- Findings support targeted interventions to enhance academic resilience and manage depressive symptoms in students.
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