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. 2024 Oct 30:15:1477221.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1477221. eCollection 2024.

The influence of family socioeconomic status on college students' mental health literacy: the chain mediating effect of parenting styles and interpersonal relationships

Jie Wu #  1 , Haoyuan Shen  1 , Yunbo Shen  1 , Xianglin Liao #  2 , Xianglian Yu  1
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The influence of family socioeconomic status on college students' mental health literacy: the chain mediating effect of parenting styles and interpersonal relationships

Jie Wu et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

Introduction: With the increasing prevalence of mental health challenges among college students, understanding how family background and interpersonal dynamics affect mental health literacy is critical. This study examined the relationships between family socioeconomic status, mental health literacy, parenting styles, and interpersonal relationships among 1,107 college students.

Methods: Using an online questionnaire, the study explored how family socioeconomic status, parenting styles, and interpersonal relationships influence mental health literacy.

Results and discussion: The results showed that family socioeconomic status significantly and positively predicts mental health literacy. Both positive and negative parenting styles were found to partially mediate the relationship between family socioeconomic status and mental health literacy. Additionally, interpersonal relationships partially mediated this relationship. Finally, the study revealed that positive and negative parenting styles acted as sequential mediators between family socioeconomic status and mental health literacy through interpersonal relationships. These findings provide insights into the mechanisms by which family socioeconomic factors shape mental health literacy among college students.

Keywords: chain mediating role; family socioeconomic status; interpersonal relationships; mental health literacy; parenting styles.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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The chain mediation model. Family SES, family socioeconomic status. Any two of the four variables in the graph are positively correlated.
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Diagram of the chain mediation model between positive parenting styles and interpersonal relationships. Positive parenting styles and interpersonal relationships as chain mediators between family socioeconomic status and mental health literacy. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
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Figure 3
Diagram of the chain mediation model between negative parenting styles and interpersonal relationships. Negative parenting styles and interpersonal relationships as chain mediators between family socioeconomic status and mental health literacy. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
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