Perceived social support and self-esteem mediate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and psychosocial flourishing in Chinese undergraduate students

Li, Bingbing; Pan, Yangu; Liu, Guangzeng; Chen, Wanfen; Lu, Jiamei; Xu, Li

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105303

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“…The total score is obtained by summing the scores of all items and ranged from 12 to 84 with the higher scores denoting higher levels of perceived social support. The scale has demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity and been successfully used in adolescents ( 32 , 33 ). In the present study, the Cronbach's alpha was 0.921, 0.857, 0.841, and 0.815 for total scale, family subscale, friend subscale and significant other subscale.…”

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The Mediating Role of Loneliness Between Social Support and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Rural Adolescents During COVID-19 Outbreak: A Comparative Study Between Left-Behind and Non-left-behind Students

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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted people's life across the globe. In a public health crisis, rural adolescents are more prone to mental health problems. The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms among Chinese rural adolescents during the COVID-19 outbreak, and examine the association between perceived social support and depressive symptoms and its underlying mechanisms.Method: Perceived Social Support Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 were administrated to 826 rural adolescents from Anhui Province, China, amid the COVID-19 crisis. Mackinnon's four-step procedure was employed to examine the mediating effect, while Hayes PROCESS macro was utilized to test the moderated mediation model.Results: The results showed the rate of depressive symptoms among rural adolescents in China was 77.6% during the outbreak of COVID-19. Female left-behind students and non-left-behind students from disrupted families experienced more depressive symptoms (all P < 0.05). Loneliness mediated the association between perceive social support and depressive symptoms and the indirect effect was stronger in left-behind adolescents in comparison to non-left-behind adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.Conclusion: Depressive symptoms are extremely prevalent among Chinese rural adolescents during the COVID-19 outbreak, and perceived social support plays a protective role against depressive symptoms. Chinese rural adolescents, especially left-behind students, could benefit from the interventions aimed at enhancing the perceived social support and reducing loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Mediating Role of Loneliness Between Social Support and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Rural Adolescents During COVID-19 Outbreak: A Comparative Study Between Left-Behind and Non-left-behind Students

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“…Childhood trauma can affect adolescents’ social support. According to the social support deterioration model, if individuals were exposed to a traumatic experience during their childhood, they may find it hard to trust others and may perceive less support in the future, further affecting the support they obtain and their ability to use support [ 20 , 21 , 22 ]. Besides, some previous studies also supported the association between childhood trauma and social support.…”

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“…Besides, some previous studies also supported the association between childhood trauma and social support. These studies investigated the potential association among veterans and undergraduate students and found that childhood trauma was negatively associated with social support [ 20 , 23 , 24 ].…”

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Childhood Trauma and Psychological Distress: A Serial Mediation Model among Chinese Adolescents

Zhang

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The consequence of childhood trauma may last for a long time. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of childhood trauma on general distress among Chinese adolescents and explore the potential mediating roles of social support and family functioning in the childhood trauma-general distress linkage. A total of 2139 valid questionnaires were collected from two high schools in southeast China. Participants were asked to complete the questionnaires measuring childhood trauma, social support, family functioning, and general distress. Pathway analysis was conducted by using SPSS AMOS 24.0 and PROCESS Macro for SPSS 3.5. Results showed that childhood trauma was positively associated with general distress among Chinese adolescents. Social support and family functioning independently and serially mediated the linkage of childhood trauma and general distress. These findings confirmed and complemented the ecological system theory of human development and the multisystem developmental framework for resilience. Furthermore, these findings indicated that the mental and emotional problems of adolescents who had childhood trauma were not merely issues of adolescents themselves, but concerns of the whole system and environment.

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“…[13] stated that the perception of social support is the assistance received by individuals which comes from family, friends, and significant others. Perception of social support according to (Barrera, 1986) in [14] is a cognitive assessment of individuals who are able to connect well with other people. Perceptions of social support plays an important role for individuals to be able to adapt to new situations and environments and to gain self-confidence [15].…”

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The Relationship Between Perceptions of Social Support and Self-Esteem in University Graduates

Hutagalung¹,

Suryadi²

2021

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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University graduates in most countries are facing difficulty in finding work along with the complexity of job integration. University graduates during their study learn strictly basic concepts without further application and this leads to them not being ready for work. This has resulted in university graduate unemployment rates being consistently higher than the adult population of many countries. The intense competition in the job market requires university graduates to have good self-esteem in order to be more confident in developing their career. Strengthening the career adaptability of a university graduate requires more than just improving self-esteem. It involves social support from the people in their life. This study aims to determine the relationship between perceptions of social support and self-esteem in university graduates.

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Perceived social support and self-esteem mediate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and psychosocial flourishing in Chinese undergraduate students

Cited by 27 publications

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The Mediating Role of Loneliness Between Social Support and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Rural Adolescents During COVID-19 Outbreak: A Comparative Study Between Left-Behind and Non-left-behind Students

The Mediating Role of Loneliness Between Social Support and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Rural Adolescents During COVID-19 Outbreak: A Comparative Study Between Left-Behind and Non-left-behind Students

Childhood Trauma and Psychological Distress: A Serial Mediation Model among Chinese Adolescents

The Relationship Between Perceptions of Social Support and Self-Esteem in University Graduates

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