Social support moderates stress effects on depression

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Jiaxi Peng⁴  Jing Qian¹  Lin Cai²  Xingmin Wang³ 

[1] School of Business, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;Department of International Exchange and Cooperation, Kunming University, Kunming, China;Anhui Provincial Committee Party School, Hefei, China;Department of Psychology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China

关键词: University students;    Moderating effect;    Depression;    Social support;    Stress;   

Others  :  1136066
DOI  :  10.1186/1752-4458-8-41

 received in 2014-09-12, accepted in 2014-10-24,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

This study examined the moderator effect of social support on the relationship between stress and depression of university students. A total of 632 undergraduate students completed the measures of perceived stress, perceived social support, and depression. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that social support moderated the association between stress and depression. Undergraduate students with high stress reported higher scores in depression than those with low stress with low social support level. However, the impact of stress on depression was much smaller in the high social support group compared with that in the low social support group.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Wang et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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