The relationship between family function and anxiety/depression among medical college students:the mediating role of loneliness
10.16753/j.cnki.1008-2344.2025.04.004
- VernacularTitle:医学生家庭功能与焦虑和抑郁的关系:孤独感的中介作用
- Author:
Ying FENG
1
;
Yujing TAO
1
;
Haoqi LI
1
;
Ting YU
1
;
Weiwei CHANG
1
;
Liying WEN
1
Author Information
1. 皖南医学院公共卫生学院流行病与卫生统计学教研室,安徽 芜湖 241002
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
family function;
loneliness;
anxiety;
depression;
medical college students
- From:
Journal of Shenyang Medical College
2025;27(4):359-363
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the relationship between medical students'family function and anxiety/depression,and the mediating role of loneliness in this relationship.Methods:A total of 577 medical students were surveyed using stratified cluster sampling.Questionnaires assessed family function,loneliness,anxiety,and depression.Spearman correlation analysis was used to examine the relationships among family function,loneliness,anxiety,and depression.The mediating effects were tested using SPSS 26.0 PROCESS program model 4.Results:Medical students'family function,loneliness,anxiety,and depression scores were 8.00(5.00,10.00),16.00(12.00,19.00),3.00(2.00,4.00),and 3.00(2.00,4.00),respectively.Spearman correlation analysis showed that family function was negatively correlated with loneliness(r=-0.337),anxiety(r=-0.237),and depression(r=-0.257)(all P＜0.01).Loneliness was positively correlated with anxiety(r=0.394)and depression(r=0.392)(both P＜0.01).Anxiety was positively correlated with depression(r=0.746,P＜0.01).Family function negatively predicted anxiety(β=-0.118,P＜0.01),depression(β=-0.105,P＜0.01),and loneliness(β=-0.322,P＜0.01).Loneliness positively predicted anxiety(β=0.348,P＜0.01)and depression(β=0.346,P＜0.01).Loneliness played a partial mediating role in the relationship of family function with anxiety and depression among medical students,with mediating effects of 49.0%and 43.2%,respectively.Conclusions:Family function not only directly affects medical students'anxiety and depression but also indirectly affects them by influencing loneliness.Therefore,improving medical students'family function can effectively reduce their loneliness,thereby helping to alleviate anxiety and depression.
