The temporal dynamics of perceived stress and depression in college students: An ecological momentary assessment.

ABSTRACT: Previous studies have implied that stress is a risk factor for depression, but relatively little is known about how healthy individuals' stress dynamically affects depression as a mood in daily life. Therefore, an ecological momentary assessment study was conducted among 141 college students to test the temporal dynamic effect of daily perceived stress on depression and the underlying mediating and moderating role of rumination. Perceived stress, state rumination, and depression were measured using self-compiled questionnaire three times a day over 12 days. Trait rumination was measured with the Nolen-Hoeksema Ruminative Response Scale. Hierarchical linear models with HLM 7.0 were adopted to examine the mediation and moderation effects. In the mediation model, the greater the daily perceiv

SUBMITTER: Feng G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12318596 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature