Ruiyang Han¹, Tingting Xu^1,*, Yin Shi², Wuyi Liu³

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.26, No.9, pp. 731-744, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2024.054884 - 20 September 2024

Abstract Background: College students face significant academic and physiological changes, making them more susceptible to psychological issues such as depression, self-injury, and suicidal ideation. Feelings of defeat can exacerbate these risks by increasing academic stress. However, interpersonal relationships can moderate the impact of academic stress on students’ mental health. Utilizing the presage–process–product model, this study aims to empirically investigate how feelings of defeat influence depression, self-injury, and suicidal ideation among college students. Additionally, it explores the mediating role of academic stress and the moderating role of various types of interpersonal relationships. Methods: A total of 1612… More >

Yulei Chen¹, Zhaojun Chen^1,2, Shichao Wang¹, Yang Hang¹, Jianpeng Guo^1,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.26, No.4, pp. 303-315, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2024.046863 - 04 May 2024

Abstract Social-Emotional Competency (SEC), regarded as a critical psychological resource for individuals to adapt to social environments, is an effective protective factor for students’ mental health, impacting their future success and well-being. Analyzing the impact of SEC on university students’ mental health can offer valuable insights for nurturing talents with healthy psychological and physical development. Based on data from two large-scale surveys of Chinese university students, this study designed two comprehensive Multiple Mediation Models involving SEC, stress, coping strategies, and stress reaction to explore the pathway of emotion nurturing mentality. Study 1 utilized a parallel mediation model… More >

Jiaqi Yang¹, Yanwen Zhang², Peng Li^2,3,4, Huan Zhang^2,3,4, Tour Liu^2,3,4,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.4, pp. 603-618, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.019406 - 27 May 2022

Abstract The study aimed to investigate the influence of academic stressors on mental health and the mediating effect of social support and self-identity among college students and further studied the difference between the graduating students and non-graduating students during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Recruiting 900 college students as subjects, used the college students’ academic stressors questionnaire, social support questionnaire, self-identity scale and depression anxiety stress scales (DASS-21). The results showed that: (1) The college students’ academic stressor positively predicted mental health; (2) Social support and self-identity mediated the relationship; (3) The model also held when academic stressors More >

Maliheh Shadi¹, Nooshin Peyman², Ali Taghipour³, Alireza Jafari⁴, Hadi Tehrani^2,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.1, pp. 25-38, 2022, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.017343 - 20 December 2021

Abstract The present study was conducted aiming at investigating the effect of social media-based intervention according to the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to control the academic stress of the students. This study comes in two descriptive and quasi-experimental sections in the Academic Year 2018–19. In order to determine the effect of planned behavioral constructs on stress levels, the descriptive study was conducted on 320 students. The quasiexperimental study was organized to determine the effect of a social media-based educational intervention on the TPB on 180 students. Data collection was conducted through questionnaires of personal information, More >