The Association Between Perceived Stress and Quality of Life in University Students: The Parallel Mediating Role of Depressive Symptoms and Health-Promoting Behaviors

Abstract Background: “Loss-of-only-child family” refers to the family in which the only child died and the mother has passed her child-bearing age. The parents who are unable to reproduce or do not foster other children are known as “shidu parents” in China. This study aimed to estimate the quality of life (QOL) and the mediating role of social support between perceived stress and QOL in Chinese shidu parents.Methods: 502 shidu parents were recruited in Shenyang city. Shidu parents were asked to complete a questionnaire including the MOS item short from health survey (SF-36), the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) and the Functional Social Support Questionnaire (FSSQ). Hierarchical linear regression was performed to assess the associations among perceived stress, social support and QOL. Asymptotic and resampling strategies were used to explore the mediating role of social support.Results: The mean score of PCS and MCS was 64.83 ± 22.66 and 59.36 ± 21.83, respectively. Perceived stress was found to be negatively associated with both PCS (β=-0.21, p < 0.001) and MCS (β=-0.28, p < 0.001), while social support was positively associated with both PCS (β = 0.32, p < 0.001) and MCS (β = 0.32, p < 0.001). For shidu parents, the proportion of mediation of social support between perceived stress and QOL was 36.85% for PCS and 29.45% for MCS, respectively.Conclusions: Perceived stress was associated with QOL and social support had a partially mediating effect between perceived stress and QOL in Chinese shidu parents. Low PCS and MCS of shidu parents highlight the need of timely developing interventions to reduce stress and reinforce social support to further improve their QOL.

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Examining the mediating role of perceived stress in the relationship between mindfulness and quality of life and mental health: testing the mindfulness stress buffering model

Anxiety Stress & Coping ◽

10.1080/10615806.2020.1723006 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 311-325 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ahmad Valikhani ◽

Vali Ollah Kashani ◽

Mahdieh Rahmanian ◽

Rafat Sattarian ◽

Leila Rahmati Kankat ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Stress Buffering ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship

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The mediating effect of social support on the relationship between perceived stress and quality of life among shidu parents in China

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes ◽

10.1186/s12955-021-01726-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Cong Wang ◽

Shuang Lin ◽

Yanni Ma ◽

Yang Wang

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Only Child ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Child Bearing ◽

Shidu Parents

Abstract Background “Loss-of-only-child family” refers to the family in which the only child died and the mother has passed her child-bearing age. The parents who are unable to reproduce or do not foster other children are known as “shidu parents” in China. This study aimed to estimate the quality of life (QOL) and the mediating role of social support between perceived stress and QOL in Chinese shidu parents. Methods 502 shidu parents were recruited in Shenyang city. Shidu parents were asked to complete a questionnaire including the MOS item short from health survey (SF-36), the perceived stress scale-10 (PSS-10) and the functional social support questionnaire (FSSQ). Hierarchical linear regression was performed to assess the associations among perceived stress, social support and QOL. Asymptotic and resampling strategies were used to explore the mediating role of social support. Results The mean score of PCS and MCS was 64.83 ± 22.66 and 59.36 ± 21.83, respectively. Perceived stress was found to be negatively associated with both PCS (β = − 0.21, p < 0.001) and MCS (β = − 0.28, p < 0.001), while social support was positively associated with both PCS (β = 0.32, p < 0.001) and MCS (β = 0.32, p < 0.001). For shidu parents, the proportion of mediation of social support between perceived stress and QOL was 36.85% for PCS and 29.45% for MCS, respectively. Conclusions Perceived stress was associated with QOL and social support had a partially mediating effect between perceived stress and QOL in Chinese shidu parents. Low PCS and MCS of shidu parents highlight the need of timely developing interventions to reduce stress and reinforce social support to further improve their QOL.

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The Role of Health-Promoting Behaviors in Predicting the Quality of Life of Pregnant Women

Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery ◽

10.29252/jgbfnm.14.1.36 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 36-43

Author(s):

Sajad Basharpoor ◽

Hadis Heidarirad ◽

Esmael Soleimani ◽

Behroz Degdar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Health Promoting Behaviors ◽

Health Promoting

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Gratitude and Quality of Life Among Adolescents: the Mediating Role of Mindfulness

Trends in Psychology ◽

10.1007/s43076-021-00077-z ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Pallavi Anand ◽

Arti Bakhshi ◽

Richa Gupta ◽

Mridula Bali

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mediating Role

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The Mediating Role of Engagement on the Achievement and Quality of Life of University Students

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18126586 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (12) ◽

pp. 6586

Author(s):

Inmaculada García-Martínez ◽

José María Augusto Landa ◽

Samuel P. León

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Academic Achievement ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Academic Performance ◽

University Students ◽

Mediational Role ◽

The Relationship

(1) Background: Academic engagement has been reported in the literature as an important factor in the academic achievement of university students. Other factors such as emotional intelligence (EI) and resilience have also been related to students’ performance and quality of life. The present study has two clearly delimited and interrelated objectives. First, to study the mediational role that engagement plays in the relationship between EI and resilience on quality of life. Secondly, and similarly, to study the mediational role of engagement in the relationship between EI and resilience, but in this case on academic achievement. (2) Methods: For this purpose, four scales frequently used in the literature to measure emotional intelligence, resilience, academic engagement and quality of life were administered to 427 students of the University of Jaén undertaking education degrees. In addition, students were asked to indicate their current average mark as a measure of academic performance. Two mediational models based on structural equations were proposed to analyse the relationships between the proposed variables. (3) Results: The results obtained showed that emotional intelligence and resilience directly predicted students’ life satisfaction, but this direct relationship did not result in academic performance. In addition, and assuming a finding not found so far, engagement was shown to exert an indirect mediational role for both life satisfaction and academic performance of students. (4) Conclusions: The findings of the study support the importance of engagement in the design and development of instructional processes, as well as in the implementation of any initiative.

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