The relationship between social support and goal pursuit among Chinese college students: The mediating role of just-world beliefs

Frontiers in Psychology

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Dan Chen¹  Xiaolong Miao³  Yuning Ma⁴  Yulong Tang³ 

[1] Research Center for Socialism With Chinese Characteristics, Zhejiang University;School of Marxism, Zhejiang University;Institute of Applied Psychology, College of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology;Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Graduate School, Zhejiang University

关键词: social support;    just-world beliefs;    Goal Pursuit;    college students;    China;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1051884

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Based on the self-determination theory, this study examined the mechanisms underlying the influence of social support on goal pursuit among college students and focused on the mediating role played by just-world beliefs. The Aspiration Index Scale, Just-World Beliefs Scale and Perceived Social Support Scale were used to assess relationships among 424 college students' just-world beliefs, social support, and goal pursuit; additionally, the underlying mechanisms of those relationships were examined. The results showed that (1) there was a significant positive correlation between social support, just-world beliefs, and goal pursuit; (2) social support had a significant positive influence on goal pursuit; (3) just-world beliefs played a fully mediating role in the influence of social support on goal pursuit, with a mediating effect of 36.38%; and (4) personal just-world beliefs rather than general just-world beliefs fully mediated the effect of social support on goal pursuit, with a mediating effect of 39.00%. In conclusion, we found that for Chinese college students, social support has a significant positive effect on goal pursuit, and personal just-world beliefs play a fully mediating role in the effect of social support on goal pursuit.

【 授权许可】

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