Relationship between social support and psychological resilience and post traumatic stress disorder in college students
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.03.020
- VernacularTitle:社会支持及心理复原力与大学生创伤后应激障碍的关联
- Author:
REN Chunhua,CHEN Xiaofei，PAN Riyu
1
Author Information
1. School of Teacher Education，Anqing Normal University，Anqing(246011)，Anhui Province, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Social support;
Mental health;
Stress disorders,posttraumatic;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2023;44(3):407-410
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
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 ( χ 2= 4.31， P <0.05). The junior students were higher than other students ( χ 2=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.
