The Relationship between Meaning in Life and Mental Health in Chinese Undergraduates: The Mediating Roles of Self-Esteem and Interpersonal Trust
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Procedure
2.2. Participants
2.3. Measures
2.3.1. Revised Meaning in Life Questionnaire (RMLQ)
2.3.2. Kessler10 Scale
2.3.3. Revised Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)
2.3.4. Interpersonal Trust Scale (ITS)
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. The Overall Mental Health of Chinese Undergraduates
3.2. Correlation Analysis of Investigated Variables
3.3. Testing the Multiple Mediating Effects
4. Discussion
5. Limitations and Further Research
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Categories | N (%) | Mean | SD |
---|---|---|---|
10–19 (very good mental health) | 422 (38.72%) | 14.96 | 2.99 |
20–24 (good mental health) | 292 (26.79%) | 21.86 | 1.39 |
25–29 (poor mental health) | 199 (18.26%) | 26.95 | 1.41 |
30–50 (very poor mental health) | 177 (16.24%) | 33.88 | 4.49 |
Overall | 1090 (100%) | 22.07 | 7.36 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. Kessler10 | 1 | |||
2. RMLQ | −0.318 *** | 1 | ||
3. RSES | −0.560 *** | 0.408 *** | 1 | |
4. ITS | −0.266 *** | 0.248 *** | 0.300 *** | 1 |
Mean | 22.07 | 45.68 | 27.94 | 72.92 |
SD | 7.36 | 9.77 | 4.50 | 8.48 |
Path | Standardized Indirect Effect Value | Effect Amount | 95% Confidence Interval | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lower Bound | Upper Bound | |||
Total effect | −0.589 | 100% | −0.789 | −0.389 |
Direct effect | −0.204 | 34.63% | −0.353 | −0.054 |
Total mediated effect | −0.386 | 65.53% | −0.494 | −0.278 |
RMLQ → RSES → Kessler10 | −0.348 | 59.08% | −0.447 | −0.250 |
RMLQ → ITS → Kessler10 | −0.028 | 4.75% | −0.052 | −0.005 |
RMLQ → RESE → ITS→ Kessler10 | −0.009 | 1.53% | −0.018 | −0.001 |
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Zhang, B.; Wang, A.; Ye, Y.; Liu, J.; Lin, L. The Relationship between Meaning in Life and Mental Health in Chinese Undergraduates: The Mediating Roles of Self-Esteem and Interpersonal Trust. Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 720. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080720
Zhang B, Wang A, Ye Y, Liu J, Lin L. The Relationship between Meaning in Life and Mental Health in Chinese Undergraduates: The Mediating Roles of Self-Esteem and Interpersonal Trust. Behavioral Sciences. 2024; 14(8):720. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080720
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Benyu, Anna Wang, Yuan Ye, Jiandong Liu, and Lihua Lin. 2024. "The Relationship between Meaning in Life and Mental Health in Chinese Undergraduates: The Mediating Roles of Self-Esteem and Interpersonal Trust" Behavioral Sciences 14, no. 8: 720. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080720