ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Human Developmental Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1558407
This article is part of the Research TopicPsychoeducational Approaches to Mental Health for Educators and StudentsView all 17 articles
The Impact of Life Stressors on Depression in College Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Environmental Adaptation and Coping Styles
Provisionally accepted
- Shaanxi Technical College of Finance & Economics, xianyang, China
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Objective: To explore the chain mediating role of environmental adaptation and coping styles between life stressors and depression among university students.:12,198 college students were investigated with Student Life Stress Inventory (SLSI), Depressive Episode Scale (DES), Environmental Adaptation Scale (EAS), and Coping Style Scale (CSS). The chain intermediary model was constructed and verified with SPSS.Results: Life stressors and coping styles were positive predictors of depression, while environmental adaptation was a negative predictors. The direct impact of life stressors on depression was significant. Environmental adaptation and coping styles exhibited both independent mediating effects and a chain mediating effect.Life stressors can directly lead to depression, and indirectly exacerbate depression through environmental adaptation and coping styles. Therefore, reducing burden, enhancing environmental adaptability and learning appropriate coping strategies can effectively prevent depression.
Keywords: Life stressors, Depression, environmental adaptation, Coping styles, college students
Received: 10 Jan 2025; Accepted: 05 Jun 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Yang, zhao and Qin. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Huanhuan Yang, Shaanxi Technical College of Finance & Economics, xianyang, China
Jing zhao, Shaanxi Technical College of Finance & Economics, xianyang, China
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