The moderating role of gender in the relationship between religiosity and mental health in a sample of black American college students

Purpose: This study used a moderated mediation model to explore the relationship between general self-efficacy (GSE) and psychological resilience (PR) and the associated mechanisms, the mediating role of posttraumatic growth (PTG), and the moderating role of deliberate rumination (DR) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Knowledge of the relationship between these four variables examined further understanding of the PR improvement mechanism of college students and even the general public.Methods: The college students who participated in this study came from an independent college in Guangdong Province, China. A total of 918 college students completed the survey, and the final data sample size was 881. SPSS 23.0 and PROCESS (version 3.3) were used to conduct Pearson's correlation analysis and hierarchical regression linear analysis on the data.Results: (1) The correlation analysis showed that GSE and PR were positively correlated and that PTG was positively correlated with GSE and PR. DR was positively correlated with GSE, PTG, and PR. (2) The results of mediation analysis showed that GSE had a direct predictive effect on DR, and PTG partially mediated the relationship between the two. (3) The results of moderating effect analysis showed that DR hindered the effect of GSE on PTG but enhanced the positive impact of PTG on PR.Conclusions: General self-efficacy can improve PR under the mediating influence of PTG. DR played a positive moderating role in the relationship between GSE and PTG, and played a negative moderating role in the relationship between PTG and PR. These results advance the understanding of the mechanism between GSE and PR.

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Social Media Exposure and College Students' Mental Health During the Outbreak of COVID-19: The Mediating Role of Rumination and the Moderating Role of Mindfulness

Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking ◽

10.1089/cyber.2020.0387 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Wei Hong ◽

Ru-De Liu ◽

Yi Ding ◽

Xinchen Fu ◽

Rui Zhen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

College Students ◽

Social Media ◽

Media Exposure ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Moderating Role

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Service innovation and mental health: The multilevel moderating role of group emotional contagion

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.8143 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 47 (10) ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Zhi-Ming Xiao ◽

Meng-Hsiu Lee ◽

Hsiao-Chiao Wang

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Service Innovation ◽

Emotional Contagion ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Negative Group ◽

Surface Acting ◽

Positive Group ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

From the perspective of social information processing theory, we investigated the multilevel mediating effect of surface acting in the relationship between service innovation and frontline employees’ mental health, then further tested the multilevel moderating roles of positive and negative group emotional contagion. We used the experience sampling method to conduct a survey with 572 employees of 71 hospitality and catering companies in China. Hierarchical linear modeling results showed that service innovation negatively affected participants’ mental health via surface acting. Further, positive group emotional contagion positively moderated the relationship between surface acting and mental health. Thus, positive group emotional contagion alleviated the negative influence of surface acting on mental health. The moderating role of negative group emotional contagion was, however, nonsignificant. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed and recommendations for future research are made.

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Perceived Chronic Social Adversity and Suicidal Ideation Among Chinese College Students: The Moderating Role of Hope

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying ◽

10.1177/00302228211048960 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 003022282110489

Author(s):

Tonglin Jin ◽

Zeyu Lei ◽

Lu Zhang ◽

Yuntena Wu

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Significant Relation ◽

Chinese College Students ◽

Social Adversity ◽

Dispositional Hope ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role ◽

High Hope

This study aimed to investigate the relations among perceived chronic social adversity, hope and suicidal ideation among Chinese college students. 535 college students completed the Perceived Chronic Social Adversity Questionnaire (PCSAQ), the Suicidal Ideation Scale (SIS), and the Revised Adult Dispositional Hope Scale (RADHS). The results showed that perceived chronic social adversity was positively associated with suicidal ideation, and hope was negatively associated with suicidal ideation. The results also confirmed that hope negatively moderated the relationship between perceived chronic social adversity and suicidal ideation. Further study showed that there was a significant positive relation between perceived chronic social adversity and suicidal ideation under the low hope level, however, there was a non-significant relation between perceived chronic social adversity and suicidal ideation under the high hope level.

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Impact of Burnout on the Mental Health of Social Workers: Moderating Role of Social Support

Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences ◽

10.52131/pjhss.2021.0902.0116 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 93-100

Author(s):

Umbreen Khizar ◽

Saira Irfan ◽

Mehwish Fatima ◽

Samia Sarwar

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Support ◽

Social Workers ◽

Significant Positive Correlation ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

Burnout is progressively seen as an issue in the field of social work however there is limited knowledge about moderating influence of social support on burnout and the mental health of social workers. The present study intended to explore the impact of burnout on mental health and the connection between burnout and the mental health of social workers. Additionally, it also investigates the moderating effects of social support in this relationship. For the study, 300 subjects (188 males, 112 females) were approached by using the purposive sampling technique. The results of the study revealed that burnout has an impact on mental health and there is a significant positive correlation between burnout and mental health. Findings showed a weak effect of social support on the relationship between burnout and mental health. Moreover, the study revealed no gender differences in burnout, social support, and mental health. The outcomes involve a wide scope of interventions pointed toward advancing mental health among social workers for policymakers.

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The Moderating Role of Social Support on the Relationship Between Impulsivity and Suicide Risk

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000136 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 33 (5) ◽

pp. 273-279 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Evan M. Kleiman ◽

John H. Riskind ◽

Karen E. Schaefer ◽

Hilary Weingarden

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Social Support ◽

College Students ◽

At Risk ◽

Suicide Risk ◽

Self Report ◽

Considerable Research ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

Background: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students. There has been considerable research into risk factors for suicide, such as impulsivity, but considerably less research on protective factors. Aims: The present study examines the role that social support plays in the relationship between impulsivity and suicide risk. Methods: Participants were 169 undergraduates who completed self-report measures of impulsivity and social support. Suicide risk was assessed using an interview measure. Results: Social support moderates the relationship between impulsivity and suicide risk, such that those who are highly impulsive are less likely to be at risk for suicide if they also have high levels of social support. Conclusions: Social support can be a useful buffer to suicide risk for at-risk individuals who are highly impulsive.

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