Psychological Development and Education ›› 2011, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (3): 313-318.

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The Influences of Stress on Mental Health of “Ant Tribe”: The Moderating Effect of Hope

HU Jin-feng, ZHENG Xue, SUN Na-na   

  1. Department of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631
  • Online:2011-05-15 Published:2011-05-15

Abstract: To investigate the dispositional hope of the "ant tribe" and explore the moderating role of hope in the relationship of stress and mental health of "ant tribe",340 members of "ant tribe" from Tangxia,Shangshe,Cencun and Chisha in Guangzhou were selected to fill the questionnaires of hope,stress and mental heath.The results indicated that:(1) The dispositional hope of "ant tribe" was a little higher than the moderate level.(2) Stress was negatively correlated with mental heath; Hope moderated the effects of stress on mental health,depression and self-affirmation.(3) The size of the moderating effects are different,detailedly the moderating role of hope between stress and depression is larger than that of stress and self-affirmation.

Key words: “ant tribe”, stress, hope, mental health

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  • B844.3
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