This study investigated the relationship between college students’awe and depression,along with the mediating roles of future self-continuity and presence of meaning.891 Chinese college students(570 female;mean age 1...This study investigated the relationship between college students’awe and depression,along with the mediating roles of future self-continuity and presence of meaning.891 Chinese college students(570 female;mean age 18.59;SD 1.34)from one university completed four surveys:Dispositional Awe Subscale,Future self-continuity Scale,Meaning in Life Scale and Depression Scale.Using structural equation modelling and the bootstrap method,the results delineated that awe negatively related to depression,and future self-continuity and presence of meaning had a serial mediation effect,reducing depression.The study implies educational institutions should foster a positive mental health education environment,urging students to develop positive traits,enhancing well-being and resilience,and facilitating psychological development.展开更多
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,and the Research Funds of Civil Aviation University of China,No.3122024012.
文摘This study investigated the relationship between college students’awe and depression,along with the mediating roles of future self-continuity and presence of meaning.891 Chinese college students(570 female;mean age 18.59;SD 1.34)from one university completed four surveys:Dispositional Awe Subscale,Future self-continuity Scale,Meaning in Life Scale and Depression Scale.Using structural equation modelling and the bootstrap method,the results delineated that awe negatively related to depression,and future self-continuity and presence of meaning had a serial mediation effect,reducing depression.The study implies educational institutions should foster a positive mental health education environment,urging students to develop positive traits,enhancing well-being and resilience,and facilitating psychological development.