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. 2019 Dec;33(6):116-122.
doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2019.10.004. Epub 2019 Oct 21.

Mediating role of resilience in relationship between negative life events and depression among Chinese adolescents

Wen Jia Liu  1 , Li Zhou  2 , Xiao Qin Wang  3 , Bing Xiang Yang  4 , Yan Wang  5 , Jun Feng Jiang  6
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Mediating role of resilience in relationship between negative life events and depression among Chinese adolescents

Wen Jia Liu et al. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2019 Dec.

Abstract

Purpose: To explore whether resilience acted as a protective factor between negative life events and depression among Chinese adolescents.

Method: Using convenient sampling, students (N = 278) in two junior and senior high schools in Wuhan, China were investigated, and structural equation model was used to examine the mediating effect of resilience in the relationship between negative life events and depression.

Results: Resilience was negatively correlated with negative life events and depression, and negative life events were positively correlated with depression. Resilience partially mediated the effects of negative life events on depression in Chinese adolescents.

Conclusions: It is important for educators to improve adolescents' resilience to mitigate the effects of negative life events on depression.

Keywords: Adolescents; China; Depression; Negative life events; Resilience.

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