The Relationship Between Corruption Perception and Depression: A Multiple Mediation Model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Corruption perception is an important risk factor for depression. On the psychological level, corruption perception will cause negative emotions to individuals. On the physiological level, higher corruption perception may mean a more unfair social environment, which is not conducive to individuals' health. However, the mechanism linking corruption perception and depression has not been fully understood.

Objective

To investigate how corruption perception affects depression, this study used trust in government and online news consumption as mediators to construct a multiple mediation model.

Methods

The data used in this study were derived from the 2016 wave and 2018 wave of China Family Panel Studies (CFPS). After eliminating samples with missing values, this

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9355336 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature