Ostracism, Psychological Capital, Perceived Social Support and Depression among Economically Disadvantaged Youths: A Moderated Mediation Model

Yu, Nancy Xiaonan; Zhang, Lin; Zhou, Zongkui; Hazer-Rau, Dilana; Li, Pinlin; Ji, Wenlong; Zhang, Hanbing; Wu, Tong

doi:10.3390/ijerph182111282

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“…The study showed that psychological capital was positively correlated with perceived social support, and negatively correlated with perceived employment pressure and depressive symptoms, while perceived social support was negatively correlated with depressive symptoms ( 10 ); in the relationship between the two, perceived social support acted as a mediator, which showed that perceived social support provides more paths consistent with previous studies ( 10 , 29 ). In addition, the study revealed that perceived social support partially mediated the effect of depressive symptoms alleviated by psychological capital.…”

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Association between psychological capital and depressive symptoms during COVID-19: The mediating role of perceived social support and the moderating effect of employment pressure

Huang

Lin²,

Yang³

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionThe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affects individuals' mental health that can result in fear of getting COVID-19 infection and depression. Prior research has demonstrated that both psychological capital and perceived social support are related to the severity of depression. Yet no study explored the direction of associations between these factors. This undermines the validity of psychological capital as a basis for health interventions.MethodsThis study aimed to explore the association between psychological capital, perceived social support, employment pressure, and depressive symptoms during COVID-19. A cross-sectional design was employed in a sample of 708 Chinese senior medical students who were asked to complete an online questionnaire survey.ResultsResults indicated that psychological capital negatively predicts depressive symptoms (β = −0.55, p < 0.001); perceived social support plays a mediating role in the impact of psychological capital on depressive symptoms (indirect = −0.11, SE = 0.02, p < 0.001, 95%CI [−0.16, −0.07]), and these associations were moderated by employment pressure. Medical students with high employment pressure, the negative impact of psychological capital on depressive symptoms was statistically significant (β = −0.37, SE = 0.05, p < 0.001, 95% CI [−0.046, −0.27]); when the perceived employment pressure was low, the negative effect of psychological capital on depressive symptoms, although significant, was stronger (β = −0.49, SE = 0.04, p < 0.001, 95% CI [−0.57, −0.40]).DiscussionThe current study highlights that it is of great significance to address Chinese medical students' employment pressure and improve their mental health during the COVID-19 epidemic.

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“…Psychological capital can predict depression ( 10 ). The broaden-and-built theory denotes that psychological resources (e.g., psychological capital) can help individuals form positive emotion regulation strategies against negative emotions ( 11 ).…”

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Association between psychological capital and depressive symptoms during COVID-19: The mediating role of perceived social support and the moderating effect of employment pressure

Huang

Lin²,

Yang³

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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“…Moreover, through the heterotrait–monotrait ratio (HTMT) [ 59 ], the discriminant validity was tested. The HTMT value should be ≤0.90 to be deemed significant.…”

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Social Connections and Self-Perceived Depression: An Enhanced Model for Studying Teenagers’ Mental Wellbeing

Sarwar

Islam

Mohiuddin

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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The rising prevalence of depression among teenagers in Malaysia as well as globally makes it a vital issue to study. The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of social connection and self-perceived depression towards the improved mental wellbeing of the teenagers of Malaysia. Moreover, the mediating role of self-perceived depression on the improvement of the mental wellbeing of teenagers is examined in this study. This study followed a questionnaire-based approach. The sample of this study included 289 students aged between 15 and 19 years from Klang Valley, Malaysia. Prior permission was obtained from school authorities as well as from parents to allow their children to participate in the survey. To find out the structural relationship between the variables, PLS-SEM was utilized. This study finds that stronger social connections with family and friends may result in reduced self-perceived depression among Malaysian teenagers. Moreover, self-perceived depression among the teenagers surveyed had a negative effect on their improved mental wellbeing. The findings of this study will significantly affect how depression theories are currently understood and have consequences for social work, services, and policy interventions regarding teenagers in Malaysia.

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“…According to this model, ostracized individuals feel pain, experience negative emotions, and perceive the experience as a threat to their basic human needs (e.g., meaningful existence or self-esteem). Individuals who cannot respond to the reactions due to fear are faced with adverse outcomes such as depression and hopelessness (Williams, 2009;Yu et al, 2021). Against this backdrop, ostracism has been defined as "social death" (Williams et al, 2000).…”

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Cyberostracism and knowledge sharing: The mediating role of social anxiety in e-learning environments

Akçay

Kayiş

2023

Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning

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Ostracized individuals face a series of negative situations and feel social anxiety during their interactions with others. However, individuals with social anxiety may not share their knowledge because of the discomfort they experience in interactions. The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of social anxiety in learner–learner interaction in terms of the relationship between cyberostracism and knowledge sharing in e-learning environments. A total of 268 pre-service teachers participated in the study. The study determined the relationship between the variables with Pearson’s correlation coefficients and used a regression-based mediation test to examine the mediator model. It found that cyberostracism was positively related to social anxiety in learner–learner interactions in e-learning environments and negatively associated with knowledge sharing. There was also a negative relationship between social anxiety and knowledge sharing. Moreover, cyberostracism predicted knowledge sharing in e-learning environments. Finally, we determined that social anxiety in learner–learner interactions was the full mediator in the relationship between cyberostracism and knowledge sharing. Therefore, it can be argued that cyberostracism is not a direct predictor of pre-service teachers’ knowledge sharing behavior in e-learning environments and pre-service teachers avoid knowledge sharing due to social anxiety caused by cyberostracism. The research results also led to suggestions for practice and research.

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Ostracism, Psychological Capital, Perceived Social Support and Depression among Economically Disadvantaged Youths: A Moderated Mediation Model

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Association between psychological capital and depressive symptoms during COVID-19: The mediating role of perceived social support and the moderating effect of employment pressure

Association between psychological capital and depressive symptoms during COVID-19: The mediating role of perceived social support and the moderating effect of employment pressure

Social Connections and Self-Perceived Depression: An Enhanced Model for Studying Teenagers’ Mental Wellbeing

Cyberostracism and knowledge sharing: The mediating role of social anxiety in e-learning environments

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