ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Public Mental Health
The influence of community cohesion on depression: the mediating role of social support and psychological resilience
Provisionally accepted
- 1School of Psychology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, China
- 2Xinjiang Hetian College, Hetian, China
- 3Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China
- 4Kangning Hospital, Wengzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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This study aims to examine the association between community cohesion and depression and explore the mediating roles of social support and psychological resilience in this relationship. This cross-sectional study included valid 1010 adults from the Chinese Social Mentality Survey in 5 places with a gender distribution of 41.2% male and 58.8% female. Community Cohesion Scale, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9(PHQ-9), Social Support Questionnaire and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale were used to assess variables. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and mediation analysis using the SPSS macro Process. The results have shown that community cohesion had negative effect on depression. Both social support and psychological resilience were found to serve as independent and sequential mediators in the relationship between community cohesion and depression. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of how community cohesion affects depression, offering pathways that could be targeted in future interventions.
Keywords: Community cohesion, Depression, mental health, psychological resilience, social support
Received: 31 May 2025; Accepted: 16 Dec 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Qi Shisan
Wang Junxiu
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