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The relationship between core self-evaluation and cognitive failures among Chinese college students: a moderated
Nana Liu1, Siyu Zhu1, Huifang Song1
1Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Background:
Previous studies have confirmed that core self-evaluation is a predisposition factor for cognitive failures. However, there is little research on the potential mechanisms of action of core self-evaluation on cognitive failures. Therefore, this study aimed to explore how core self-evaluation influences cognitive failures among college students.
Methods:
We recruited 1400 college students in China to complete the core self-evaluation scale (CSES), the depression-anxiety-stress scale (DASS-21), the loneliness scale (USL-8), and the cognitive failures questionnaire (CFQ).
Results:
Core self-evaluation was negatively associated with cognitive failures, and depression symptoms partially mediated the association between core self-evaluation and cognitive failures. In addition, loneliness moderated the direct effect of core self-evaluation on cognitive failures and the second half of the indirect effect.
Conclusions:
By constructing a moderated mediation model, this study specifically elaborated on the mediating role that depression symptoms played between core self-evaluation and cognitive failures, as well as the moderated role of loneliness, which affected core self-evaluation and cognitive failures to diverse extents.
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