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The Relationship Between Stressful Life Events and Depressive Symptoms in College Students: mediation by Parenting Style and Gender’s Moderating Effect
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Psychology Research and Behavior Management, Vol Volume 17, Pp 1975-1989 (2024)
Subject
college students
stressful life events
depressive symptoms
parenting style
gender
Psychology
BF1-990
Industrial psychology
HF5548.7-5548.85
Language
English
ISSN
1179-1578
Abstract
Yan Jin,1 Yiju Wang,2 Shusen Liu,3 Sifang Niu,4 Hao Sun,1 Yan Liu,5 Ning Liu6 1School of Clinical Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272002, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Mental Health, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272002, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Pharmacy, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150076, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Public Health, Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, Shandong, 264003, People’s Republic of China; 5School of Public Health, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272002, People’s Republic of China; 6School of Basic Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272067, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yan Liu; Ning Liu, Email hakunaly@163.com; 631864@qq.comAim: Stressful life events have a significant impact on the mental health of college students. Depression, as a prevalent psychological issue, has garnered attention in the field of college student mental health and is closely linked to it. Additionally, parenting style is identified as an important factor influencing the development of college students’ mental health. Therefore, this study aims to explore the relationship between these three factors.Methods: A total of 8079 first-year college students from two medical universities in Shandong Province, China were surveyed. The Beck Depression Inventory was utilized to evaluate depressive symptoms among the college students, while the Adolescent Self-rating Life Events Checklist and the Egna Minnen Beträfande Uppfostran were employed to gather data. Subsequently, the SPSS macro program PROCESS was utilized to analyze both the mediating and moderating effects. All statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS 26.0.Results: The study found a detection rate of 6.3% for depressive symptoms among college students. The correlation analysis of this study showed that the stressful life events of college students were significantly positively correlated with depressive symptoms (r=0.261, p< 0.01). Each dimension of parenting style was associated with depressive symptoms in different degrees and directions. At the same time, parenting styles of all sizes play a partial mediating role between stressful life events and depressive symptoms in college students, gender plays a crucial regulatory role in this mediation.Conclusion: Stressful life events experienced by college students have a significant impact on their mental health. Early intervention through positive parenting styles from parents may prove to be beneficial in promoting the development of good mental health among college students.Keywords: college students, stressful life events, depressive symptoms, parenting style, gender