The relationship between appearance anxiety and depression among students in a medical university in China: a serial multiple mediation model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Appearance anxiety and depression have become common and global public health problems worldwide, especially among adolescents. However, few studies have revealed the mechanisms between them. This study aimed to explore the multiple mediating roles of interpersonal sensitivity and social support between appearance anxiety and depression among medical college students.

Methods

With 13 invalid samples excluded, 724 college students participated in our survey and completed questionnaires. The average age of 724 samples was 19.8 ± 2.02 including freshman to senior year and graduate school and above; 31.9% of the participants were male and 68.1% were female. SPSS 25.0 and Hayes' PROCESS macro were used for statistical description, correlation analysis and built multipl

SUBMITTER: Xian X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10984188 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature