Association of college students' values, sense of life meaning and subjective well-being with depression
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摘要:
目的 探讨大学生生命意义感和主观幸福感在价值观对抑郁影响的中介效应,为减少大学生抑郁的发生提供参考。 方法 通过纵向方法,运用中国青少年价值观、生命意义感、主观幸福感和抑郁量表对上海市2所大学576名大学生进行2年追踪调查(2021年9月T1; 2023年9月T2),应用PROCESS 3.0模型6进行中介分析。 结果 两次调查中,大学生对集体责任[(3.74±0.67)(3.64±0.65)分]和超越进取[(3.78±0.75)(3.54±0.73)分]的认同下降,而对享受快乐[(3.46±0.77)(3.70±0.71)分]的认同及抑郁水平[(0.92±0.43)(0.99±0.50)分]上升。T1享受快乐通过增强T2主观幸福感(β=0.20)负向预测T2抑郁(β=-0.21), 中介效应值为-0.04(95%CI=-0.07~-0.02);T1超越进取通过增强T2生命意义感(β=0.49)及链式中介(T2生命意义感→T2主观幸福感,β=0.29)负向预测T2抑郁(β值分别为-0.08,-0.20),中介效应值分别为-0.04(95%CI=-0.06~-0.02),-0.03(95%CI=-0.04~-0.02);T1集体责任通过T2生命意义感和T2主观幸福感单独(β值分别为0.29,0.17)及链式中介(T2生命意义感→T2主观幸福感,β=0.28)负向预测T2抑郁症状(β值分别为-0.08,-0.21), 中介效应值分别为-0.02(95%CI=-0.04~-0.01),-0.04(95%CI=-0.07~-0.01),-0.02(95%CI=-0.03~-0.01) (P值均<0.01)。 结论 大学生对3种价值观的认同通过不同心理机制影响抑郁水平,可为大学生心理健康及价值观教育提供依据。 Abstract:Objective To explore the mediating effect of life meaning and subjective well-being during college students' values influence depression, providing insights for reducing college students' depression. Methods Utilizing a longitudinal approach, the study employed four scales of assessing Chinese adolescent values, sense of life meaning, subjective well-being, and depression to conduct a two-year follow-up survey of 576 university students (September 2021 T1; September 2023 T2). Three multiple chained mediation models were constructed and analyzed using PROCESS Model 6. Results Across the two waves, students' endorsement of collective responsibility [(3.74±0.67)(3.64±0.65)] and self-improvement [(3.78±0.75)(3.54±0.73)] decreased, while personal happiness [(3.46±0.77)(3.70±0.71)] and depression levels [(0.92±0.43)(0.99±0.50)] increased. Personal happiness T1 negatively predicted depression T2 (β=-0.21) by enhancing subjective well-being T2 (β=0.20), with a mediation effect of -0.04 (95%CI=-0.07 to -0.02)(all P < 0.01). Self-improvement T1 negatively predicted depression T2(β=-0.08, -0.20) by increasing sense of life meaning T2 (β=0.49) and through a serial mediation (sense of life meaning T2 →subjective well-being T2, β=0.29), with mediation effects of -0.04 (95%CI=-0.06 to -0.02) and -0.03 (95%CI=-0.04 to -0.02)(all P < 0.01). Collective responsibility negatively T1 predicted depression T2 (β=-0.08, -0.21) via separate pathways (sense of life meaning T2: β=0.29; subjective well-being T2: β=0.17) and a serial mediation (sense of life meaning T2→ subjective well-being T2, β=0.28), with mediation effects of -0.02 (95%CI=-0.04 to -0.01), -0.04 (95%CI=-0.07 to -0.01) and -0.02 (95%CI=-0.03 to -0.01)(all P < 0.01). Conclusion The three values influence depression through distinct psychological mechanisms, providing a basis for mental health interventions and values education. -
Key words:
- Values /
- Depression /
- Sense of life meaning /
- Subjective well-being /
- Chinese college students
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表 1 大学生价值观、生命意义感、主观幸福感与抑郁的相关性分析(r值,n=576)
Table 1. Correlation analysis of college students' values, sense of life meaning, subjective well-being, and depression(r, n=576)
变量 性别 年龄 SES T1集体责任 T2集体责任 T1超越进取 T2超越进取 T1享受快乐 T2享受快乐 T1生命意义感 T2生命意义感 T1主观幸福感 T2主观幸福感 T1抑郁症状 年龄 0.04 SES 0.06 -0.10* T1集体责任 -0.03 -0.05 -0.11** T2集体责任 0.08 0.00 -0.05 0.52** T1超越进取 -0.04 -0.09* -0.03 0.43** 0.29** T2超越进取 0.08 0.08 -0.01 0.29** 0.51** 0.50** T1享受快乐 -0.10** 0.02 0.19** 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.03 T2享受快乐 -0.05 0.03 0.16** 0.02 0.13** 0.02 0.12** 0.42** T1生命意义感 0.03 -0.08 0.08* 0.20** 0.18** 0.42** 0.28** 0.02 -0.06 T2生命意义感 0.02 -0.03 0.01 0.20** 0.30** 0.31** 0.43** 0.10* 0.10* 0.47** T1主观幸福感 -0.01 0.02 0.12** 0.31** 0.28** 0.15** 0.24** 0.25** 0.14** 0.30** 0.29** T2主观幸福感 -0.04 0.04 0.10* 0.21** 0.31** 0.15** 0.28** 0.22** 0.24** 0.19** 0.41** 0.55** T1抑郁症状 0.05 0.05 -0.11** -0.21** -0.17** -0.13** -0.18** -0.14** -0.08* -0.29** -0.30** -0.64** -0.39** T2抑郁症状 0.08 -0.03 -0.04 -0.13** -0.26** -0.13** -0.23** -0.08* -0.09* -0.20** -0.45** -0.64** -0.64** 0.49** 注:性别赋值0=女性,1=男性;* P<0.05,** P<0.01。 -
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