The Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Junior High School Students’ Post-Stress Growth: The Mediating Effect of Psychological Capital — Oak Academic Publishing
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The Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Junior High School Students’ Post-Stress Growth: The Mediating Effect of Psychological Capital
Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, China
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Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
1 Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, China
Purpose: To explore the mediating effect of psychological capital on the relationship between the perceived social support and junior high school students’ post-stress growth. Method: Measured a total of 474 junior high school students with the Perceived Social Support Questionnaire, Positive Psychological Capital Questionnaire and Children’s Post-Stress Growth Scale. Results: 1) There is a significant positive correlation between perceived social support, psychological capital and junior high school students’ post-stress growth; 2) Psychological capital has a mediating effect on the relationship between perceived social support and junior high school students’ post-stress growth. Conclusion: Cultivating junior high school students’ ability of perceived social support, developing and enhancing their level of psychological capital can promote their post-stress growth.
KeywordsJunior High School StudentsPerceived Social SupportPsychological CapitalPost-Stress GrowthMediating Effect
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