Meaning in life as a protective factor against depression

被引：5
作者：
Baquero-Tomas, Marina [1 ]
Grau, M. Dolores [2 ,3 ]
Moliner, Adoracion-Reyes [2 ]
Sanchis-Sanchis, Alejandro [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Catolica Valencia San Vicente Martir, Escuela Doctorado, Valencia, Spain
[2] Univ Catolica Valencia San Vicente Martir, Fac Psicol, Valencia, Spain
[3] Campus Capacitas UCV, Valencia, Spain
来源：
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 2023年 / 14卷
关键词：
meaning in life; emotional regulation; emotional dysregulation; depression; college students; EMOTION REGULATION STRATEGIES; MENTAL-DISORDERS; IN-LIFE; DYSREGULATION; HOPELESSNESS; PURPOSE; ANXIETY; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; PARTICIPANTS; ASSOCIATION;
D O I：
10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1180082
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
The main objective of this study was to analyze the mediating role that meaning in life has between emotion dysregulation and depressive symptomatology in Spanish university students. Five hundred and sixty-six Spanish university students participated in the study. All of them completed the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Purpose in Life Test (PIL-10). A mediation model was performed to test the hypothesis that meaning in life mediates the effect of emotional dysregulation on depressive symptomatology in college students. The results show a positive, moderate, and statistically significant correlation between depression and emotional dysregulation. In addition, a negative, moderate, and statistically significant correlation was found between depression and meaning in life, and a negative, small, and statistically significant correlation between emotional dysregulation and meaning in life. Finally, the results of the mediation model evidence the role of meaning in life in different emotional dysregulation strategies and depressive symptomatology. These findings suggest the importance of incorporating the meaning in life variable in the development and implementation of prevention and treatment programs for psychological disorders.
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