We investigated the relationships among the social stigma associated with depression, somatization of depression-related symptoms, and help seeking. Participants were 357 Chinese undergraduate students. Stigma, somatization, and help seeking were measured with a neuropsychological assessment
and validated clinical scales. We performed a path (principal components) analysis of the role of somatization as a mediator in the relationship between depression stigma and help seeking, and found that the hypothesized mediation model fit the data well. Our results confirm previous findings
on the mediating role of depression somatization in the relationship between depression stigma and attitude towards help seeking. The identification of mediators contributes to the understanding of the mechanisms that prevent help seeking among Chinese college students.
Chinese parents are naturally involved in their children's academic performance. Traditionally, Chinese parents highly value their children's studies because of the concept that "to be a scholar is to be at the top of society". Studies have found that parents from different countries show different involvement behaviors and attitudes in children's learning. The level of involvement of Chinese parents is significantly higher than those of parents from other developing countries (Kim, 2018). Parental involvement refers to parents' expectations of their children's education and academic development, as well as various parental behaviors that promote children's academic achievement and psychological development (Hill & Taylor, 2004;Seginer, 2006). Most current studies have validated the efficacy of parental involvement in children's academic performance (Benner et al., 2016;Fan & Chen, 2001). As indicated in relevant meta-analyses, parental involvement in education can promote children's individual academic performance (Fan et al., 2001). The higher the level of parental involvement, the more successful children will be in school (Otani, 2020;Boonk et al., 2018). Parents' involvement can promote youths' academic engagement in school (Wang et al., 2022). The study by Day and Dotterer (2018) concluded Lei Xu
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