COVID-19-related stressful experiences and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among college students in China: A moderated mediation model of perceived control over the future and empathy

IF 2.8 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1177/18344909221119830

Zhi Ye, Chengbo Zeng, Xueying Yang, C. Tam, Yuyan Wang, S. Qiao, Xiaoming Li, D. Lin

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The current study aims to investigate the mediating effect of perceived control over the future and the moderating effect of empathy on the association between stressful experiences and PTSD symptoms among college students in China in response to COVID-19. A sample of 1,225 college students (70.69% were female, M age = 20.22 years, SD = 2.02) were recruited using web-based surveys at wave 1 (W1) and wave 2 (W2) longitudinally. Results showed that COVID-19-related stressful experiences were significantly associated with PTSD symptoms. Perceived control over the future partially mediated the relationship between these two variables (indirect effect size = 0.09, p < 0.01). Empathy significantly moderated the path from perceived control over the future to PTSD symptoms, suggesting that the association was stronger for individuals with higher levels of empathy. Findings suggest a protective effect of perceived control over the future on college students’ PTSD symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Such a protective effect was intensified by empathy. Future intervention to manage PTSD symptoms should be tailored to positive future expectations and empathy.

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中国大学生COVID-19相关应激体验和创伤后应激障碍症状：感知对未来控制和同理心的调节中介模型

本研究旨在调查新冠肺炎后中国大学生对未来的感知控制的中介作用和同理心对压力体验与PTSD症状之间关系的调节作用。1225名大学生（70.69%为女性，M岁）的样本 = 20.22年，SD = 2.02）使用基于网络的调查在第1波（W1）和第2波（W2）纵向招募。结果显示，与COVID-19相关的紧张经历与PTSD症状显著相关。对未来的感知控制部分中介了这两个变量之间的关系（间接效应大小 = 0.09，p<0.01）。同理心显著调节了从对未来的感知控制到PTSD症状的路径，这表明同理心水平较高的个体的关联性更强。研究结果表明，在新冠肺炎大流行期间，对未来的感知控制对大学生的创伤后应激障碍症状具有保护作用。同理心强化了这种保护作用。未来应对创伤后应激障碍症状进行干预，以适应积极的未来期望和同理心。

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