Effect of social support on psychological adaptation in military freshmen: The mediating effect of resilience
10.3760/cma.j.cn116021-20210311-01331
- VernacularTitle:军校新生社会支持对心理适应的影响：心理弹性的中介效应
- Author:
Chenwei HUANG
1
;
Ruikang HU
;
Youjia LIU
;
Jie ZHOU
;
Xueping QIU
;
Juan LU
Author Information
1. 海军军医大学基础医学院，上海 200433
- Keywords:
Resilience;
Adaptability;
Social support;
College students;
Military academy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2023;22(6):952-956
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the relationship between resilience, perceived social support, and adaptability in military freshmen.Methods:A total of 195 freshmen were randomly selected from a military medical university. The Chinese version of Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS), and a self-test questionnaire of college students' psychological adaptability were used to investigate their resilience, perceived social support, and adaptability. SPSS 26.0 was used to perform an independent samples t-test and a Pearson correlation analysis to analyze the differences in these scores between freshmen with different demographic characteristics and the correlation between these scores. By using the PROCESS plug-in, a structural equation model was used to analyze the mediating effect of resilience on the relationship between social support and psychological adaptation, which was further tested using the Bootstrap method. Results:The independent samples t-test showed that females had a significantly higher score of other support than males ( t = -2.05, P = 0.041), and student leaders had significantly higher scores of family support and other support, total score of social support, and score in psychological adaptability than other students (all P<0.05). The correlation analysis showed that there were significant positive correlations between the scores of PSSS and its each item, CD-RISC, and self-test of college students' psychological adaptability (all P<0.05). The structural equation model showed that resilience partially mediated the relationship between social support and psychological adaptation, and the Bootstrap method revealed a significant indirect effect (95%CI: 0.102-0.253). Conclusion:Resilience plays a partial mediating role between perceived social support and adaptability in military freshmen. They should be guided to correctly perceive external support and develop strong resilience.
