Role of Virtues and Perceived Life Stress in Affecting Psychological Symptoms among Chinese College Students

Autor/inn/en	Duan, Wenjie; Ho, Samuel M. Y.; Siu, Bowie P. Y.; Li, Tingting; Zhang, Yonghong
Titel	Role of Virtues and Perceived Life Stress in Affecting Psychological Symptoms among Chinese College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 63 (2015) 1, S.32-39 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2014.963109
Schlagwörter	Asians; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Role; Stress Variables; College Students; Mental Health; Mental Disorders; Undergraduate Students; Rating Scales; Correlation; Questionnaires; Personality Traits; Health Personnel; Likert Scales; Foreign Countries; Multiple Regression Analysis; Structural Equation Models; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Rollen; Collegestudent; Psychohygiene; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Rating-Skala; Korrelation; Fragebogen; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Medizinisches Personal; Likert-Skala; Ausland
Abstract	Objective: This study explored the relationship among virtues, self-perceived life stress, and psychological symptoms. Participants: A total of 235 undergraduates participated in the study in March 2013. Methods: The participants were recruited to complete the Life Stress Rating Scale for College Students, the Chinese Virtues Questionnaire that measures 3 virtues (relationship, vitality, and conscientiousness), and the Symptom Checklist-90. Results: Regression analyses indicated that the perceived stress from minor events explained approximately 35.00% of the variance of psychological symptoms. Both vitality and conscientiousness contributed to another 6.00% of psychological symptoms. Perceived stress from minor events mediated the relationship between vitality and psychological symptoms, whereas conscientiousness directly affected psychological symptoms regardless of the perceived stress level. Conclusion: This study clarified the positive role of virtues in stressful situations among Chinese undergraduates. The results benefit the college health professionals in attending strengths of their clients in practice both in Eastern and Western countries. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10