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. 2024 Apr 2;24(1):940.
doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18476-z.

A serial mediating effect of perceived family support on psychological well-being

Jing An  1 , Xuanyu Zhu  2 , Zhan Shi  2 , Jinlong An  3
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A serial mediating effect of perceived family support on psychological well-being

Jing An et al. BMC Public Health. .

Abstract

Family has a significant impact on individual mental health. Based on social support theory, family system theory and the Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF), this research constructed a model of the pathway of perceived family support on psychological well-being and the results empirically clarified that perceived family support has a significant positive relationship with emotional well-being, social well-being, and psychological well-being (P < 0.001). Emotional well-being positively influences social well-being and psychological well-being (P < 0.001). Social well-being positively affects psychological well-being (P < 0.001). There were direct mediating effects of emotional well-being (13.45%), direct mediating effects of social well-being (32.82%) and a serial mediating effect (28.07%) between perceived family support and psychological well-being (P < 0.001).

Keywords: Emotional well-being; Perceived family support; Psychological well-being; Serial mediating; Social well-being.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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