Relationship between social support and psychological resilience and post-traumatic stress disorder in college students

REN Chunhua; CHEN Xiaofei; PAN Riyu

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.03.020

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REN Chunhua, CHEN Xiaofei, PAN Riyu. Relationship between social support and psychological resilience and post-traumatic stress disorder in college students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(3): 407-410. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.03.020

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REN Chunhua, CHEN Xiaofei, PAN Riyu. Relationship between social support and psychological resilience and post-traumatic stress disorder in college students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(3): 407-410. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.03.020

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Relationship between social support and psychological resilience and post-traumatic stress disorder in college students

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.03.020

School of Teacher Education, Anqing Normal University, Anqing(246011), Anhui Province, China

Received Date: 2022-10-13
Rev Recd Date: 2022-12-14
Publish Date: 2023-03-25

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Objective To investigate the characteristics of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in college students during the outbreak of COVID-19, and to explore the mediating role of psychological resilience between social support and PTSD. Methods By using direct selection method, 572 college students in Anhui and Shanghai were selected and administered with General Characteristics Questionnaire, the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version(PCL-C), Psychological Resilience Scale(PRS) and Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS). Results Among the participants, 25.0% had moderate PTSD symptoms, 11.7% had obvious PTSD symptoms, and the positive rate of PTSD was 36.7%. The prevalence of PTSD in college students was higher in males than in females (χ²=4.31, P < 0.05). The junior students were higher than other students (χ²=16.81, P < 0.01). The scores of social support, psychological resilience and PTSD were (33.79±4.83), (92.17±13.39) and (35.50±11.39), respectively. The correlations of all variables were statistically significant(r=-0.49-0.76, P < 0.05); The mediation test showed that social support could not only negatively predict PTSD directly(direct effect was -0.35), but also indirectly affect PTSD through psychological resilience(indirect effect was -0.32). Conclusion More than one third of college students have PTSD symptoms, and psychological resilience plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between social support and PTSD, social support can both directly and negatively predict PTSD and indirectly affect PTSD by increasing an individual's psychological resilience.
- Social support,
- Mental health,
- Stress disorders, post-traumatic,
- Students

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