Materialistic values and depression in medical students:the mediating effect of meaning in life.
10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2019.04.18
- Author:
Siyao TANG
1
;
Rong XIAO
1
;
Ruixue ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
depression;
materialism;
meaning in life;
mediating effect;
medical students
- MeSH:
Depression;
Humans;
Students, Medical;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:
Journal of Southern Medical University
2019;39(4):495-499
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To explore the relationship between materialistic values and depression in medical students.
METHODS:A random sample of 1158 college students from a medical university in Guangdong Province was investigated using the materialism tendency scale (MTS), the simplified version of purpose in life test (PIL-SF) and the patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9).
RESULTS:The survey showed that 17.33% of the students had obvious depressive symptoms. A negative correlation was found between the materialistic values and the meaning in life (=-0.229, < 0.01) in these students; materialistic values were positively correlated with depression (=0.246, < 0.01), and the meaning in life was negatively correlated with depression (=-0.476, < 0.01). Meaning in life mediated the relationship between materialistic values and depression, which accounted for 41.2% of the total effects.
CONCLUSIONS:Meaning in life partially mediates the relationship between materialistic values and depression.
