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KMID : 1007420160140030166
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Mood and Emotion
2016 Volume.14 No. 3 p.166 ~ p.171
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The Relationship between Life Stress and Depressive Symptoms among University Students : Moderating Effect of the Positive Psychology
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Chung Ahn-Soo
Kim Sang-Hoon
Kim Jung-Ho
Kim Nam-Cheol
Jung Hyung-Shik
Park Jong-Chul
Kim Young-Shim
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Abstract
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Objective : The aim of this study was to investigate whether positive psychology moderates the relationship between life stress and depressive symptoms among university students.
Methods : A total of 2,186 (987 male and 1,199 female) university students were randomly selected to participate in a survey. Demographic data, life stress, depressive symptoms, satisfaction with life and happiness were collected using self-reported questionnaires.
Results : By moderated regression analysis, the results showed that life stress negatively impacted depressive symptoms of university students, and satisfaction with life (β=-.084, p＜.001) and happiness (β=-.048, p＜.01) respectively buffered the negative effect of the life stress on depressive symptoms.
Conclusion : Overall, these findings suggest that the positive psychology can mitigate stress-induced depressive symptoms in university students. In the future studies, interventions based upon a procedure of coping with or reducing stress with positive psychology should be developed to deal with the psychological distress.
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KEYWORD
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University students, Stress, Depressive symptoms, Positive psychology, Moderating effect
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