scholarly journals COVID-19-Related Stressors and Mental Health Among Chinese College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaichao Han ◽  
Xiujuan Tang ◽  
Xiaoshan Li ◽  
Youtian Shen ◽  
Li Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to examine the relation between COVID-19-related stressors and mental health among Chinese college students during the pandemic outbreaks, and the possible mediator or moderator between them. Five hundred and fifty Chinese college students were invited to complete an anonymous survey, and the data were analyzed with SPSS 16.0 software. The results shows that the number of stressors has a negative direct and indirect (through risk perception of being infected with COVID-19 disease) impacts on college students' mental health. Adaptive coping is a protective factor of students' mental health, and could be regarded as a buffer that attenuates the negative effect of the COVID-19-related stressors on risk perception of being infected with COVID-19 disease (or mental health). With regard to demographic variables, females, junior and senior students, or students whose family residence was worst hit by the pandemic tend to report poorer mental health during the pandemic outbreak. These findings enrich our understanding about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on college population and have implications for university counseling services during times of acute, large-scale infective disease outbreaks.

scholarly journals The Detrimental Effect of Depression, Anxiety & Stress on Under-Graduates, Post-Graduates, and Freshly Graduates Students and Their Psychological Distress Triggered by COVID-19 Crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-46
Author(s):  
Nijal Parmar ◽  
Vicky Kasundra ◽  
Anand Vaghasiya
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Detrimental Effect ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Gender Ratio ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Recent Graduates ◽  
The Impact

Background: Heightened psychological rate for college students suffering and negative aca-demic implications downstream are common under normal circumstances. One published re-search has looked at the effects to date COVID-19 on schooling and health for the students (Cao 2020 et al.). About 25 percent of the sample recorded getting signs of anxiety which were optimistic correlated with greater academic issues delays, economic implications, and impacts of the pandemic everyday life. The study's goal, therefore, is to find out the impact of the pandemic on mental health & psychological distress on students going to college. Results: Of the 948 participants, most students and recent graduates did not have psychologi-cal symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and discomfort, but half had psychological distress (Female=195 & male=97). Although the majority of 20-23-year-old students reported moderate psychological distress and 189 undergraduates had a serious psychological distress experience. The gender ratio was not equal in our sample so 300 participants were chosen at random and assessed afterward. Results show that post-graduate females and freshly graduates male participants have more psychological distress among 300 participants. Conclusion: The COVID 19 outbreak was associated with mild to moderate depression, anxiety, and stress among college students, but most students experienced no mental health symptoms, although half of the students were seriously impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak and had a significant negative effect on their student psychological status. Keywords: COVID-19, DASS-21, IES-Revised scale.

scholarly journals Family Cohesion and Stress Consequences Among Chinese College Students During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Moderated Mediation Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yadi Zeng ◽  
Baojuan Ye ◽  
Yanzhen Zhang ◽  
Qiang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Family Cohesion ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Affective Empathy ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Internal And External Factors

Family plays a pivotal role in individuals' mental health. During the COVID-19 epidemic, people were being quarantined at home to prevent the further spread of the virus. Therefore, the influence of family on individuals is more significant than usual. It is reasonable to assume that family cohesion can effectively alleviate the stress consequences during the COVID-19 epidemic. In the present study, a moderated mediation model was constructed to examine the mechanisms underlying the association between family cohesion and stress consequences among Chinese college students. A large sample of Chinese college students (N = 1,254, Mage = 19.85, SDage = 1.29) participated in the study. Results indicated that family cohesion was negatively related to stress consequences. Fear of COVID-19 partially mediated the link between family cohesion and stress consequences. Excessive affective empathy reported by participants served to aggravate the relation between fear of COVID-19 and stress consequences. The study helps us understand how internal and external factors affect individual mental health that provides meaningful implications for promoting mental health.

The Effects of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intention Among University Students in China

2019 ◽  
pp. 328-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunpei Lin ◽  
Yali Pan ◽  
Yenchun Jim Wu ◽  
Li-Ming Wang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
External Input ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Intermediary Role ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Entrepreneurship education for college students increasingly attracts extensive attention of both government and universities in China. However, few studies focus on the effectiveness of this external “input” learning for Chinese college students, and whether entrepreneurship education can be expected to increase college students' intention of starting a business. Based on cognitive perspective, the authors collected 327 valid questionnaires from college students in China to explore the impact mechanism of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intention. Results shows that entrepreneurship education has a positive effect on risk perception capability and entrepreneurial intention. Risk perception capability positively affects entrepreneurial intention and plays an intermediary role in the relationship of entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention. Then the authors put forward suggestions and strategies for the implementation and popularization of entrepreneurship education for domestic universities in China.

scholarly journals Research on the Influence of DanceSport on the Body-esteem of Chinese College Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Yuxin Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Body Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Psychological Benefits ◽  
Promoting Effect ◽  
Demographic Differences ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Healthy Development ◽  
The Impact

A review of the research on the impact of DanceSport on the body-esteem of Chinese college students found that: there are demographic differences in the body-esteem of Chinese college students; DanceSport has a promoting effect on the level of body-esteem and its dimensions, and can promote their social development by improving their mental health; the physical and psychological benefits of DanceSport to college students and their mechanism are worthy of in-depth discussion by researchers in order to promote the healthy development of the body and mind of college students in China.

Why victimized by peers promotes cyberbullying in college students? Testing a moderated mediation model in a three-wave longitudinal study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Chen Zhang ◽  
Lin-Xin Wang ◽  
Kai Dou ◽  
Yue Liang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Peer Victimization ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Online Bullying ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
High Level

Cyberbullying is a major youth social problem over the world and it has been associated with a variety of negative outcomes. However, few studies investigated how offline peer victimization affect cyberbullying and the potential relations between family factors and cyberbullying remains unknown. The current study addresses this gap in knowledge by examining the victimized by peers is associated with higher moral disengagement which further promotes college student’s bullying online. A three-wave longitudinal study, each wave spanning six months apart, was conducted in a sample of 521 Chinese college students (Mage = 22.45, SD = 4.44, 59.3% girls). Results of moderated mediation model shown that peer victimization at T1 predicted more cyberbullying at T3 through moral disengagement at T2, after controlling for demographic variables and cyberbullying at T1. T2 moral disengagement significantly mediating the association between T1 peer victimization and T3 cyberbullying. In addition, high level of negative parenting strengthened the effect of moral disengagement at T2 on cyberbullying at T3. The prevention and intervention for both offline and online bullying victimization are discussed.

scholarly journals Exploring the Roles of Daily Spiritual Experiences, Self-Efficacy, and Gender in Shopping Addiction: A Moderated Mediation Model

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 355
Author(s):  
Edyta Charzyńska ◽  
Magdalena Sitko-Dominik ◽  
Ewa Wysocka ◽  
Agata Olszanecka-Marmola
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Daily Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Shopping Addiction

Although spirituality has been considered a protective factor against shopping addiction, the mechanisms involved in this relationship are still poorly recognized. The present study aims to test the association of daily spiritual experiences, self-efficacy, and gender with shopping addiction. The sample consisted of 430 young adults (275 women and 155 men), with a mean age of 20.44 (SD = 1.70). The Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale were used to measure the study variables. The results showed that: (1) Daily spiritual experiences had a direct negative effect on shopping addiction; (2) daily spiritual experiences were positively related to self-efficacy, thought the effect was moderated by gender; (3) self-efficacy negatively correlated with a shopping addiction; and (4) the indirect effect of daily spiritual experiences on shopping addiction through self-efficacy was significant for women but insignificant for men. The findings confirm that spirituality protects young adults against developing a shopping addiction. They also suggest that when introducing spiritual issues into shopping addiction prevention or treatment programs, the gender-specific effects of spirituality on shopping addiction via self-efficacy should be considered to adequately utilize young women’s and men’s spiritual resources.

scholarly journals Can Supportive Siblings Protect against the Risk that Stress from Feelings of Alienation with Parents and Peers Poses to Mental Health in Emerging Adulthood?

2021 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2199385
Author(s):  
Muna Osman ◽  
Dave Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Two Samples

Feelings of alienation with parents and peers can lead to psychological distress, possibly because such feelings are stressful. Supportive siblings are known to foster mental health in youth, but research in emerging adulthood is limited. We hypothesized supportive sibling climate as a protective factor in the risks that stress from parent and peer alienation poses to psychological distress among emerging adults. A proposed moderated-mediation model was tested, across three samples, using latent moderated mediation structural equation modeling. Results indicated that parental and peer alienation were associated with more psychological distress, and stress partially mediated the link between parental (but not peer) alienation and psychological distress in two samples. However, a supportive sibling climate was not protective as it did not moderate the links among alienation, stress, and psychological distress. In sum, siblings seem beneficial, but perhaps it is not sufficient to protect emerging adults’ mental health against stress from parent and peer alienation.

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