scholarly journals Impact of Family Cohesion and Adaptability on Academic Burnout of Chinese College Students: Serial Mediation of Peer Support and Positive Psychological Capital

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jincong Yu ◽  
Yifan Wang ◽  
Xiaoqing Tang ◽  
Yuqin Wu ◽  
Xuemei Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Cohesion ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Academic Burnout ◽  
Positive Psychological Capital

This study aimed to explore the association between the functioning of family environment (i.e., family cohesion and family adaptability) and academic burnout of Chinese college students as well as the mediating effects of the interpersonal resource (i.e., peer support) and intrapersonal resource [i.e., positive psychological capital (PsyCap)] in this relationship. A total of 1971 Chinese undergraduates were involved in an online questionnaire survey and data analysis. It was found that family cohesion and adaptability was negatively related to academic burnout. Mediation analyses demonstrated that family cohesion and adaptability did not directly affect academic burnout, but indirectly through increasing PsyCap (characterized by optimism, hope, resilience, and self-efficacy), and through enhancing peer support and then increasing PsyCap in serial. Meanwhile, the relationship between family cohesion and adaptability and academic burnout was not mediated by peer support alone. These findings highlight the family environment’s crucial role in youth mental health and positive development in the college context.

scholarly journals Chinese College Students' Stress and Anxiety Levels Under COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huali Zhan ◽  
Chunmei Zheng ◽  
Xianqin Zhang ◽  
Meng Yang ◽  
Lin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
R Language ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Returning To School

The outbreak of COVID-19 at the end of 2019 has had a significant impact on people. While attention is paid to the immense physical harm it has caused, the psychological impact should not be underestimated. The main purpose of this study was to explore the stress, anxiety, and depression levels of different groups of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted an online questionnaire survey of college students by using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 items (PHQ-9), and the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS). A total of 1,586 questionnaires were collected and analyzed in R language. The results showed that students with moderate to severe stress (PSS-10 ≥ 14) accounted for 67.50%; the detection rate of depression (PHQ-9 ≥ 5) reached 43.77%; and 20.60% of students had anxiety (SAS standard score ≥ 50). There were significant differences in PSS-10/SAS among different genders, majors, whether returning to school or not, and those with different psychological experiences (negative or positive, P < 0.05). It is notable that the median of female, medical student, non-resumption of schooling, and negative experience was higher than that of positive experience (P < 0.05). The results of principal component analysis showed that there were significant differences in PHQ-9, PSS-10, and SAS between the resumption of schooling group and the non-resumption group. Therefore, it is inferred that the stress and anxiety level of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic is generally high, especially for those who have not yet resumed school. Long-term negative emotions can easily lead to serious mental diseases such as cognitive impairment. Education departments should attach great importance to the mental health of college students, and it is necessary to provide precise psychological interventions for groups experiencing greater pressure levels and marked anxiety and depression.

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