The Mediating Role of Loneliness Between Social Support and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Rural Adolescents During Covid-19 Outbreak
A Comparative Study Between Left-Behind and Non-left-behind Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15517833 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tianya Hou (0000-0001-7361-1935, Second Military Medical University), Yawei Xie (Second Military Medical University), Xiaofei Mao (Second Military Medical University), Liu Ying (0000-0003-4104-7051, Second Military Medical University), Jianguo Zhang (0000-0001-7057-2862, Second Military Medical University), Jing Wen (0000-0001-6458-8884, Second Military Medical University), Yan Chen (0000-0003-4119-9688, Second Military Medical University), Zhechao Luo (Second Military Medical University), Wenpeng Cai (0000-0001-5553-4614, Second Military Medical University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.740094 |
| OpenAlex | W3195149176 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 29 |
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted people's life across the globe. In a public health crisis, rural adolescents are more prone to mental health problems. The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms among Chinese rural adolescents during the COVID-19 outbreak, and examine the association between perceived social support and depressive symptoms and its underlying mechanisms. Method: Perceived Social Support Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 were administrated to 826 rural adolescents from Anhui Province, China, amid the COVID-19 crisis. Mackinnon's four-step procedure was employed to examine the mediating effect, while Hayes PROCESS macro was utilized to test the moderated mediation model. Results: The results showed the rate of depressive symptoms among rural adolescents in China was 77.6% during the outbreak of COVID-19. Female left-behind students and non-left-behind students from disrupted families experienced more depressive symptoms (all P < 0.05). Loneliness mediated the association between perceive social support and depressive symptoms and the indirect effect was stronger in left-behind adolescents in comparison to non-left-behind adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: Depressive symptoms are extremely prevalent among Chinese rural adolescents during the COVID-19 outbreak, and perceived social support plays a protective role against depressive symptoms. Chinese rural adolescents, especially left-behind students, could benefit from the interventions aimed at enhancing the perceived social support and reducing loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Loneliness · Mental health · Moderated mediation · Psychiatry · Social support · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |